"Parktown prawn" is a common name for Libanasidus vittatus, a species of king cricket endemic to Southern Africa. It is effectively unrelated to the prawns, Libanasidus being a genus in the order Orthoptera, which includes the crickets, locusts and similar insects. The king crickets are not really crickets either, but members of the family Anostostomatidae, whereas true crickets are in the family Gryllidae. The insect gets its English name from the suburb of Parktown in Johannesburg, South Africa where they are common. In Angola, it is found in the southern savanna and semi-arid regions, whereas in Namibia it is found throughout the territory. The Parktown prawn is related to the New Zealand tree wetas, which also are members of the family Anostostomatidae.