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Family of crickets
The Phalangopsidae are a recently reconstituted family of
crickets (Orthoptera:
Ensifera ),
[1]
[2] based on the type genus
Phalangopsis Serville, 1831 from South America. Priority for family-group names based on this genus dates from Blanchard's "Phalangopsites ".
[3]
Species in this family are widely distributed, especially southern Hemisphere (i.e. continents excluding Europe, most of N. America and Antarctica).
[4] These terrestrial
Orthoptera , like the majority of crickets, tend to thrive in
tropical or
subtropical environments.
Subfamilies, tribes and selected genera
The Orthoptera Species File
[4] lists:
subfamily
Cachoplistinae Saussure, 1877 – Africa, Asia
tribe Cachoplistini Saussure, 1877
Homoeogryllini Gorochov, 1986
Luzarinae Hebard, 1928 – Central and South America
subtribe Amphiacustina Hubbell, 1938
subtribe Lernecina Desutter-Grandcolas, 1987
subtribe Luzarina Hebard, 1928
Paragryllinae Desutter-Grandcolas, 1987 - widespread tropical, mostly southern hemisphere
tribe Aclodini Desutter-Grandcolas, 1992
tribe Paragryllini Desutter-Grandcolas, 1987
subtribe Adelosgryllina Gorochov, 2019 - south America
subtribe Brevizaclina Gorochov, 2014
subtribe Mexiaclina Gorochov, 2014
subtribe Neoaclina Desutter-Grandcolas, 1988 - S. America: other genera
subtribe Paragryllina Desutter-Grandcolas, 1987 - S. America & Africa: other genera
subtribe Strogulomorphina Desutter-Grandcolas, 1988 - S. America: other genera
no subtribe:
Phalangopsinae Blanchard, 1845
Endacustini Gorochov, 1986
Luzaropsini Gorochov, 1986
Otteiini Koçak & Kemal, 2009
Phalangopsini Blanchard, 1845
Phaloriinae Gorochov, 1985 – Africa, Asia & Pacific
tribe Phaloriini Gorochov, 1985
tribe Subtiloriini Gorochov, 2003
unplaced genus†
Electrogryllus Gorochov, 1992
incertae sedis
Megacris – monotypic: M. lipsae Desutter-Grandcolas, 2012
Stalacris – monotypic: S. meridionalis Desutter-Grandcolas, 2013
^ Chintauan-Marquier IC, Legendre F, Hugel S, Robillard P, Grandcolas T, Nel A, Zuccon D, Desutter-Grandcolas L (2016) Cladistics 32(1): 76, 77.
^ Anso J, Jourdan H, Desutter-Grandcolas L (2016) Zootaxa 4124(1): 7.
^ Blanchard E (1845) Histoire des Insectes, leurs moeurs, leurs métamorphoses et leur classification , Vol. 2. Paris: Didot.
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Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)