Rhaphidophora (insect)
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| Rhaphidophora | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Rhaphidophoridae |
| Tribe: | Rhaphidophorini |
| Genus: | Rhaphidophora Serville, 1838[1] |
| Type species | |
| Rhaphidophora picea Serville, 1838 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rhaphidophora is the type genus of camel crickets belonging to the taxonomic tribe Rhaphidophorini. They can be found in India, China, Japan, Indo-China, Malesia, and Australasia.[2]
They are entirely wingless with flattened bodies and a convex dorsal surface. Their legs are relatively slender.[3]