Mogoplistidae

Mogoplistidae is a family of scaly crickets within the superfamily Grylloidea.[1] Considered to be monophyletic, a sister taxon to the Gryllidae crickets. This family consists of 30 genera and 364 species worldwide;[2] 20 species in 4 genera occur in North America and this family includes the scaly crickets of Europe.

Mogoplistidae
Temporal range: Cenomanian–Recent
Mogoplistes brunneus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Superfamily: Grylloidea
Family: Mogoplistidae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1873
Subfamilies and Tribes

See text

Synonyms
  • Mogoplistoidea Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1873
  • Malgasiidae Gorochov, 1984
  • Mogoplistii Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1873

Subfamilies, Tribes and selected Genera

The Orthoptera Species File lists the following:[3]

Malgasiinae

Auth.: Gorochov 1984

  • Malgasia Uvarov, 1940

Mogoplistinae

Auth.: Brunner von Wattenwyl 1873
tribe Arachnocephalini Gorochov 1984


tribe Mogoplistini Brunner von Wattenwyl 1873

  • Biama Otte & Alexander, 1983
  • Collendina Otte & Alexander, 1983
  • Derectaotus Chopard, 1936
  • Ectatoderus Guérin-Méneville, 1847
  • Eucycloptilum Chopard, 1935
  • Gotvendia Bolívar, 1927
  • Hoplosphyrum Rehn & Hebard, 1912
  • Kalyra Otte & Alexander, 1983
  • Kiah Otte & Alexander, 1983
  • Marinna Otte & Alexander, 1983
  • Microgryllus Philippi, 1863
  • Micrornebius Chopard, 1969
  • Mogoplistes Serville, 1838
  • Musgravia Otte, 1994
  • Oligacanthopus Rehn & Hebard, 1912
  • Pachyornebius Chopard, 1969
  • Paramogoplistes Gorochov, 1984
  • Pongah Otte & Alexander, 1983
  • Talia Otte & Alexander, 1983
  • Tubarama Yamasaki, 1985
  • Yarabina Otte, 1994

Undetermined tribe

  • Apterornebius Ingrisch, 2006
  • Terraplistes Ingrisch, 2006

†Protomogoplistinae

Ecology

These crickets have a worldwide distribution: especially in tropical/subtropical environments near water. Like many other crickets, they are omnivorous scavengers and will eat fungi, plant material, and other insects. Members of this family are distinguished from closely related families by the scales that covers their abdomen and parts of their thorax and resemble those of Lepidoptera.

History

The family was originally described by Brunner von Wattenwyl in 1873,[4] but a genus (mogoplistes) was described earlier, 1838, by Serville[5] and was the basis for the family nomenclature. Mogoplistidae has three subfamilies: Mogoplistinae, Malgasiinae and Protomogoplistinae. Little work has been completed to classify and describe these crickets although work has been done on their acoustic development and identification of new characters.[6]

References
  1. Insect Information Database
  2. Species Database
  4. von Wattenwyl, Brunner; Schweiz., Mitt (1873). "Mogoplistidae". Ent. Gesellsch. 4 (4): 167.
  5. Serville (1838). Histoire naturelle des insectes. p. 357.
  6. Species Classification
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