Mogoplistidae is a

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of scaly crickets within the superfamily

Grylloidea Grylloidea is the superfamily of insects, in the order Orthoptera, known as crickets. It includes the " true crickets", scaly crickets, wood crickets and other families, some only known from fossils. Grylloidea dates from the Triassic period ...

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, a sister taxon to the

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crickets. This family consists of more than 370

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worldwide;Species Database
/ref> 20 species in 4 genera occur in North America and this family includes the scaly crickets of Europe.

Subfamilies, Tribes and selected Genera

The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists the following:

Malgasiinae

Auth.: Gorochov 1984 *'' Malgasia'' Uvarov, 1940

Mogoplistinae

Auth.: Brunner von Wattenwyl 1873 ;tribe Arachnocephalini Gorochov 1984 #'' Apterornebius'' Ingrisch, 2006 #'' Arachnocephalus''

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, 1855 #'' Bothromogoplistes'' Gorochov, 2020 #'' Cycloptiloides'' Sjöstedt, 1909 #''

Cycloptilum ''Cycloptilum'' is a genus of common scaly crickets in the family Mogoplistidae from the Americas. There are at least 50 described species in ''Cycloptilum''. Species These 53 species belong to the genus ''Cycloptilum'': * '' Cycloptilum abscon ...

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, 1869 #'' Discophallus'' Gorochov, 2009 #'' Ectatoderus'' Guérin-Méneville, 1847 #'' Ornebius'' Guérin-Méneville, 1844 #''

Pseudomogoplistes ''Pseudomogoplistes'' is a genus of crickets in the family Mogoplistidae Mogoplistidae is a family of scaly crickets within the superfamily Grylloidea. Considered to be monophyletic, a sister taxon to the Gryllidae crickets. This family consis ...

'' Gorochov, 1984 #''† Pseudarachnocephalus'' Gorochov, 2010 ;tribe Mogoplistini Brunner von Wattenwyl 1873 #'' Biama'' Otte & Alexander, 1983 #''

Collendina ''Collendina''Otte D, Alexander RD (1983) ''Monographs Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad.'' 22:415. is a genus of Australian "coastal scaled cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre ...

'' Otte & Alexander, 1983 #'' Derectaotus'' Chopard, 1936 #'' Ectatoderus'' Guérin-Méneville, 1847 #'' Eucycloptilum'' Chopard, 1935 #'' Gotvendia'' Bolívar, 1927 #''

Hoplosphyrum ''Hoplosphyrum'' is a genus of scaly crickets in the family Mogoplistidae Mogoplistidae is a family of scaly crickets within the superfamily Grylloidea. Considered to be monophyletic, a sister taxon to the Gryllidae crickets. This family consi ...

'' Rehn & Hebard, 1912 #'' Kalyra'' Otte & Alexander, 1983 #''

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'' 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 ''Paramogoplistes'' is a genus of European crickets in the family Mogoplistidae and tribe Mogoplistini, erected by A.V. Gorochov in 1984 as part of the revision of genus '' Mogoplistes''.Gorochov AV (1984) A contribution to the taxonomy of mode ...

'' Gorochov, 1984 #'' Pongah'' Otte & Alexander, 1983 #'' Talia'' Otte & Alexander, 1983 #'' Terraplistes'' Ingrisch, 2006 #'' Tubarama'' Yamasaki, 1985 #'' Yarabina'' Otte, 1994

†Protomogoplistinae

*†'' Protomogoplistes'' Gorochov, 2010

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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

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History

The family was originally described by Brunner von Wattenwyl in 1873, but a genus (mogoplistes) was described earlier, 1838, by Serville 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.Species Classification
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References

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