Phalangopsidae
Phalangacris alluaudi (Phalangopsinae)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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]

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
Paragryllinae Desutter-Grandcolas, 1987 - widespread tropical, mostly southern hemisphere
Phalangopsinae Blanchard, 1845
Phaloriinae Gorochov, 1985 – Africa, Asia & Pacific
incertae sedis

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. ^ a b Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)

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