The Phalangopsidae are a recently reconstituted family of

crickets Crickets are orthopteran insects which are related to bush crickets, and, more distantly, to grasshoppers. In older literature, such as Imms,Imms AD, rev. Richards OW & Davies RG (1970) ''A General Textbook of Entomology'' 9th Ed. Methuen 8 ...

(Orthoptera:

Ensifera Ensifera is a suborder of insects that includes the various types of crickets and their allies including: true crickets, camel crickets, bush crickets or katydids, grigs, weta and Cooloola monsters. This and the suborder Caelifera (grassh ...

), 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). Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)
/ref> These terrestrial Orthoptera, like the majority of crickets, tend to thrive in

tropical The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator. They are defined in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere at N and the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...

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'' Walker, 1870 ; Luzarinae Hebard, 1928 – Central and South America * subtribe Amphiacustina Hubbell, 1938 **†'' Araneagryllus'' * subtribe Lernecina Desutter-Grandcolas, 1987 * subtribe Luzarina Hebard, 1928 ** '' Luzara'' Walker, 1869 ** '' Luzarida'' Hebard, 1928 ; Paragryllinae Desutter-Grandcolas, 1987 - widespread tropical, mostly southern hemisphere * tribe Aclodini Desutter-Grandcolas, 1992 ** '' Aclodes'' Hebard, 1928 ** '' Paraclodes'' Desutter-Grandcolas, 1992 ** '' Uvaroviella'' Chopard, 1923 * tribe Paragryllini Desutter-Grandcolas, 1987 ** subtribe Adelosgryllina Gorochov, 2019 - south America *** '' Adelosgryllus'' Mesa & Zefa, 2004 ** subtribe Brevizaclina Gorochov, 2014 *** '' Brevizacla'' Gorochov, 2003 *** '' Mikluchomaklaia'' Gorochov, 1986 ** subtribe Mexiaclina Gorochov, 2014 *** '' Mexiacla'' Gorochov, 2007 *** '' Oaxacla'' Gorochov, 2007 *** '' Paragryllodes'' Karny, 1909 ** subtribe Neoaclina Desutter-Grandcolas, 1988 - S. America: other genera *** '' Neoacla'' Desutter-Grandcolas, 1988 ** subtribe Paragryllina Desutter-Grandcolas, 1987 - S. America & Africa: other genera *** '' Paragryllus'' Guérin-Méneville, 1844 ** subtribe Strogulomorphina Desutter-Grandcolas, 1988 - S. America: other genera *** '' Strogulomorpha'' Desutter-Grandcolas, 1988 ** no subtribe: *** '' Apteracla'' Gorochov, 2009 *** '' Caltathra'' Otte, 1987 *** '' Escondacla'' Nischk & Otte, 2000 *** '' Laranda (insect)'' Walker, 1869 *** '' Pseudendacustes'' Chopard, 1928 ; Phalangopsinae Blanchard, 1845 * Endacustini Gorochov, 1986 * Luzaropsini Gorochov, 1986 * Otteiini Koçak & Kemal, 2009 * Phalangopsini Blanchard, 1845 ** '' Phalangacris'' Bolívar, 1895 ** '' Phalangopsis'' Serville, 1831 ; Phaloriinae Gorochov, 1985 – Africa, Asia & Pacific * tribe Phaloriini Gorochov, 1985 ** '' Phaloria (insect)'' Stål, 1877 ** '' Trellius'' Gorochov, 1988 ** '' Vescelia'' Stål, 1877 * tribe Subtiloriini Gorochov, 2003 * unplaced genus† '' Electrogryllus'' Gorochov, 1992 ;''

incertae sedis ' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertain ...

'' * '' Megacris'' – monotypic: ''M. lipsae'' Desutter-Grandcolas, 2012 * '' Stalacris'' – monotypic: ''S. meridionalis'' Desutter-Grandcolas, 2013

References

External links

* * {{taxonbar, from=Q61539612 Orthoptera families Ensifera crickets