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Luzarinae
Luzarinaeis a subfamily of crickets in the family Phalangopsidae.Subfamily Luzarinae Hebard, 1928
at Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)


Subdivisions

The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists the following taxonomy for Luzarinae: * subtribe Amphiacustina Hubbell, 1938 ** '' Amphiacusta'' Saussure, 1874 ** '' Arachnopsita'' Desutter-Grandcolas & Hubbell, 1993 ** †''

Phalangopsidae
The Phalangopsidae are a recently reconstituted family of crickets (Orthoptera: Ensifera), 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''".Blanchard E (1845) ''Histoire des Insectes, leurs moeurs, leurs métamorphoses et leur classification'', Vol. 2. Paris: Didot. Distribution Species in this family are widely distributed, especially southern Hemisphere (i.e. continents excluding Europe, most of N. America and Antarctica). 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'' lists: ;subfamily Cachoplistinae Saussure, 1877 – Africa, Asia * tribe Cachoplistini Saussure, 1877 ** '' Cacoplistes'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1873 * Homoeogryllini Gorochov, 1986 ** '' Homoeogryllus'' Guérin-Méneville, 1847 ** '' Meloimorpha' ...
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