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Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
AnimaliaArthropodaHexapodaInsectaOrthopteraRhaphidophoridaeCeuthophilus

Spotted Camel Cricket
Ceuthophilus maculatus (Harris, 1835)

Taxonomy

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Subphylum Hexapoda
Class Insecta
Order Orthoptera
Family Rhaphidophoridae
Genus Ceuthophilus
Species Ceuthophilus maculatus (Harris, 1835)

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class
Trogloxene
Realm
Terrestrial

Distribution

Range

Counties

County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.

Conservation and management

NatureServe

G5 Secure

G1G2G3G4G5▲

National ranks

United States
NNR
Canada
N5 Secure

Subnational ranks

Michigan
SNR Unranked
Missouri
SNR Unranked
Indiana
SNR Unranked
Vermont
SNR Unranked
Idaho
SNR Unranked
Manitoba
S4 Apparently Secure
Prince Edward Island
SU Unrankable
New Brunswick
SU Unrankable
Saskatchewan
S3 Vulnerable
Nova Scotia
SU Unrankable
Quebec
SNR Unranked
Ontario
S4 Apparently Secure

Ranks looked up 2 August 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.

State and federal status

Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

References

  • Packard, A.S. 1881. Fauna of the Luray and Newmarket caves, Virginia. The American Naturalist 15: 231–232. doi:10.1086/272787

This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 August 2026.

How to cite this account

Ceuthophilus maculatus (Harris, 1835). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2283. https://cavebiology.org/species/ceuthophilus-maculatus/ (accessed 22 October 2026).
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