-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids (Order Orthoptera)

-Katydids, Crickets, and Allies (Suborder Ensifera)

-Crickets (Infraorder Gryllidea)

-True Crickets and Allies (Superfamily Grylloidea)

-Trigs, Sword-tailed Crickets, and Ground Crickets (Family Trigonidiidae)

-Ground Crickets (Subfamily Nemobiinae)

Tribe Pteronemobiini

-Small Ground Crickets (Genus Neonemobius)

Small ground crickets of the genus Neonemobius are delicate, low-profile crickets widely distributed across North America, typically inhabiting moist environments such as grassy edges, forest margins, meadows, and areas near water where leaf litter and ground cover provide shelter. Their coloration is usually subdued, ranging from pale brown to gray or mottled tones, helping them blend seamlessly into soil, dead vegetation, and mossy substrates. They are most active at dusk and during the night, when they forage for organic debris, algae, fungi, and tiny plant materials along the ground surface.