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Jerusalem crickets (or potato bugs) [1] are a group of large, flightless insects in the genera Ammopelmatus and Stenopelmatus, together comprising the tribe Stenopelmatini. The former genus is native to the western United States and parts of Mexico , while the latter genus is from Central America .
Tribe: Stenopelmatini. Genus: Stenopelmatus. Burmeister, 1838. Synonyms. Stenopelmatopterus Gorochov, 1988. Stenopelmatus[notes 1] is one of two genera of large, flightless insects referred to commonly as Jerusalem crickets (or "potato bugs"). They are primarily native to Central America, and one species is known from Ecuador.
Adult beetles typically are 6–11 mm (0.24–0.43 in) in length and 3 mm (0.12 in) in width. They weigh 50–170 mg. [5] The beetles are orange-yellow in color with 10 characteristic black stripes on their front wings or elytra.
Genus: Ammopelmatus. Tinkham, 1965. Synonyms. Viscainopelmatus Tinkham, 1970. Ammopelmatus [notes 1] is a genus of insects in the family Stenopelmatidae, one of two genera of large, flightless insects referred to commonly as Jerusalem crickets (or "potato bugs"). They are native to western United States and northwestern Mexico.
The false potato beetle (Leptinotarsa juncta) is a beetle found primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States. Its distribution extends to Maine. Its distribution extends to Maine. Adult beetles emerge from the soil in the late spring or early summer and begin breeding, and a population may go through one to three generations in ...
This ability gives woodlice in this family their common names of pill bugs [1] or roly polies. [2] Other common names include slaters , potato bugs , butchy boys , [ 3 ] and doodle bugs . [ 4 ] Most species are native to the Mediterranean Basin, while a few species have wider European distributions.
Armadillidium vulgare, the common pill-bug, potato bug, common pill woodlouse, roly-poly, slater, doodle bug, or carpenter, is a widespread European species of woodlouse. It is the most extensively investigated terrestrial isopod species. [ 2 ] It is native to Mediterranean Europe, but as an introduced species they have become naturalized in ...
The bugs lay eggs (which resemble a small, gray waxy mass) in sheltered areas in October through December. They start hatching in April and grow through multiple life stages until hitting ...