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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.
Synonyms [ 2 ] Doryphora decemlineataSay, 1824. Stilodes decemlineata. The Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata; also known as the Colorado beetle, the ten-striped spearman, the ten-lined potato beetle, and the potato bug) is a beetle known for being a major pest of potato crops.
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 ...
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. The best-known species, Armadillidium vulgare , was introduced to New England in the early 19th century and has become widespread throughout North America.
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.
Fill a bowl or clean sink basin with 3 parts cool water and 1 part distilled white vinegar. Place the small potatoes in the water, and let them soak for 5 minutes. Using a vegetable brush ...
A giant isopod is any of the almost 20 species of large isopods in the genus Bathynomus. They are abundant in the cold, deep waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. [1][2] Bathynomus giganteus, the species upon which the generitype is based, is often considered the largest isopod in the world, though other comparably poorly known ...