Rhaphidophora (insect)

Rhaphidophora
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Rhaphidophoridae
Tribe: Rhaphidophorini
Genus: Rhaphidophora
Serville, 1838
Type species
Rhaphidophora picea
Serville, 1838
Synonyms
  • Raphidophora Scudder, 1861
  • Rhadiphora Lucas, 1857
  • Rhaphidophorus Haan, 1843

Rhaphidophora is the type genus of camel crickets in the tribe Rhaphidophorini.

The genus comprises over 100 species which can be found in India, China, Japan, Indo-China, Malesia, and Australasia.