Phalangopsidae

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]

Phalangopsidae
Phalangacris alluaudi (Phalangopsinae)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Infraorder: Gryllidea
Superfamily: Grylloidea
Family: Phalangopsidae
Blanchard, 1845
Synonyms
  • Neoaclidae Desutter-Grandcolas, 1988
  • Subfamily Group: Phalangopsinae
  • Phalangopsites Blanchard, 1845

Distribution

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
  • Luzarinae Hebard, 1928 – Central and South America
    • subtribe Amphiacustina Hubbell, 1938
    • subtribe Lernecina Desutter-Grandcolas, 1987
    • subtribe Luzarina Hebard, 1928
      • Luzara Walker, 1869
      • Luzarida Hebard, 1928
  • Paragryllinae: containing the single tribe Paragryllini Desutter-Grandcolas, 1987
    • subtribe Brevizaclina Gorochov, 2014
      • Brevizacla Gorochov, 2003
    • subtribe Mexiaclina Gorochov, 2014
      • Mexiacla Gorochov, 2007
      • Paragryllodes Karny, 1909
    • subtribe Neoaclina Desutter-Grandcolas, 1988
      • Neoacla Desutter-Grandcolas, 1988
    • subtribe Paragryllina Desutter-Grandcolas, 1987
      • Paragryllus Guérin-Méneville, 1844
    • subtribe Strogulomorphina Desutter-Grandcolas, 1988
      • Strogulomorpha Desutter-Grandcolas, 1988
  • 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

References
  1. Chintauan-Marquier IC, Legendre F, Hugel S, Robillard P, Grandcolas T, Nel A, Zuccon D, Desutter-Grandcolas L (2016) Cladistics 32(1): 76, 77.
  2. Anso J, Jourdan H, Desutter-Grandcolas L (2016) Zootaxa 4124(1): 7.
  3. Blanchard E (1845) Histoire des Insectes, leurs moeurs, leurs métamorphoses et leur classification, Vol. 2. Paris: Didot.
  4. Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)
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