Thaumatogryllus

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Thaumatogryllus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Ensifera
Family:	Gryllidae
Tribe:	Xabeini
Genus:	Thaumatogryllus
Species
Thaumatogryllus conanti

Thaumatogryllus is a genus of crickets in the family Gryllidae. It currently consists of four species, all of which are endemic to Hawaiʻi. Though very little is known about any of these species, it can be confirmed that T. conantae shows obvious signs of island gigantism. The other three species, especially T. cavicola, may also be affected by this phenomenon.

Species[]

• - volcanoes cave cricket (island of Hawaiʻi)
  • This cricket spends its entire life on the ceiling of lava tubes. If it were to descend to the floor, it would quickly be eaten by hunting spiders. It likes to eat roots that hang from the ceiling.^{[citation needed]}
• Thaumatogryllus conanti D. Otte, 1994 - Conant's giant Nihoa tree cricket (Nihoa)
• - (Maui)
• - Kauaʻi thin-footed bush cricket (Kauaʻi)