| wings |
| absent | present (in Schizodactylus inexpectatus rudimentary but clearly visible in adult) |
| general appearance |
total body length up to 25 mm, usually less; pale yellowish, sometimes darker brown; eyes kidney-shaped and black (live specimens), ocelli absent; antennae up to 5 times body length; abdomino-femoral stridulatory mechanism (inner ridge on hind femur and oblique rows of tubercles on lateral hind margins of anterior abdominal tergites) |
body length 27-36 mm, except for S. inexpectatus wing tips coiled |
| distribution |
| western southern Africa | Asia Minor to Southeast Asia (species known from Turkey, Pakistan, India, Nepal and Burma) |
