Trigonidiinae

Trigonidiinae is a subfamily of insects in the order Orthoptera, suborder Ensifera, based on the type genus Trigonidium. They are often referred to as sword-tail crickets,[1] winged bush crickets or trigs.[2]

Trigonidiinae
Trigonidium cicindeloides male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Trigonidiidae
Subfamily: Trigonidiinae
Saussure, 1870
Diversity
>40 genera. See text.

Tribes and Genera

The Orthoptera Species File[3] lists:

Phylloscyrtini

Auth.: Chopard, 1968; distribution: Americas

  • Cranistus Stål, 1861
  • Phyllopalpus Uhler, 1864
  • Phylloscyrtus Guérin-Méneville, 1844

Trigonidiini

Auth.: Saussure, 1874; Worldwide distribution (except Antarctica)

Anaxipha exigua female[4]
  • Amusurgus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
  • Anacyrtoxipha Chopard, 1934 - monotypic A. albotibialis (La Baume, 1911) - E. Africa
  • Anaxipha Saussure, 1874
  • Anaxiphomorpha Gorochov, 1987
  • Cyrtoxipha Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1873 - Americas
  • Cyrtoxiphoides Chopard, 1951
  • Dolichoxipha Chopard, 1951 - Australia
  • Estrellina- monotypic E. rehni Hebard, 1933
  • Falcicula - monotypic F. hebardi Rehn, 1903
  • Hebardinella - monotypic H. americana (Chopard, 1932)
  • Homoeoxipha Saussure, 1874
  • Hydropedeticus Miall & Gilson, 1902
  • Jarmilaxipha Otte & Peck, 1998
  • Laupala Otte, 1994
  • Lobeda Walker, 1869
  • Macroanaxipha Hebard, 1928
  • Metioche Stål, 1877
  • Metiochodes Chopard, 1932
  • Natula Gorochov, 1987
  • Nudilla Gorochov, 1988
  • Prolaupala Otte, 1994
  • Rhicnogryllus Chopard, 1925
  • Sectus Ma & Pan, 2019
  • Symphyloxiphus Rehn, 1906 - S. America
  • Trigonidium Rambur, 1838
  • Trigonidomorpha Chopard, 1925
  • Zarceomorpha - monotypic Z. abdita Gorochov, 1994
  • Zarceus Bolívar, 1895
  • Zudella Gorochov, 1988

Tribe incertae sedis
  • Anele Otte, Carvalho & Shaw, 2003
  • Fijixipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
  • Kadavuxipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
  • Levuxipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
  • Minutixipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
  • Myrmegryllus Fiebrig, 1907
  • Nanixipha Otte, Carvalho & Shaw, 2003
  • Nausorixipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
  • Savuxipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
  • Svistella Gorochov, 1987
  • Tavukixipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
  • Vanuaxipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
  • Veisarixipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
  • Vitixipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
  • Vudaxipha Otte & Cowper, 2007

Fossil genera
  • †Abanaxipha
  • †Grossoxipha
  • †Proanaxipha

References
  1. Kim, Tae-Woo (2013), "A Taxonomic Review of the Sword-tailed Cricket Subfamily Trigonidiinae (Orthoptera: Ensifera: Gryllidae)", Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity, 29 (1): 74–83, doi:10.5635/ASED.2013.29.1.74
  2. "Subfamily Trigonidiinae - Winged Bush Crickets, Trigs", BugGuide, retrieved 2016-10-25
  3. Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 3 February 2019)
  4. Cirrus Digital Say's Trig Cricket - Anaxipha exigua
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