Hump-winged grigs are insects belonging to the genus Cyphoderris, in the family Prophalangopsidae, and superfamily Grylloidea (crickets). In modern times they are known …

They are the only extant members of the superfamily Hagloidea. There is only one extant genus in North America, where they are known as grigs, four genera in Asia, and many extinct genera …

Cyphoderris monstrosa, also known as the great grig, is a species of hump-winged grig in the family Prophalangopsidae. [1][2][3][4] Though the fossil record shows at least 90 extinct …

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Sep 13, 2022 · The one our Great Grig belongs to, Cyphoderris, is only found in northwestern North America, and only contains 3 species, leaving the other genera (all of which are in Asia) …

The genus Cyphoderris is represented by two species in Montana, the Great Grig (C. monstrosa) and the Buckell’s Grig (C. buckelli). They are short-winged (tegmina) and flightless. The …

The term grig is a little-used English word for all jumping orthopterans. It is used here (instead of katydid ) to emphasize that the split between the Prophalangopsidae and their closest living …

A North American species of hump-winged grig with northwestern distribution, found in coniferous forests.

20–30 mm. Male subgenital plate with a ventrally directed process that is shaped like the nail-pulling claw of a hammer. Forest characterized by lodgepole pine, Englemann spruce, and …

Cyphoderris (Hump Winged Grig) is a genus of Orthoptera in the family hump-winged crickets. Reproduction is oviparous. They are fast moving animals.