The Eneopterinae are a subfamily of crickets, in the family Gryllidae, based on the type genus '' Eneoptera''. It is one of several groups widely described as "true crickets". Of the more than 500 species that make up this subfamily, most occur in moist,

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habitats. These insects are medium to large and brown or gray in color. They eat plant leaves, flowers, and fruits and can occasionally cause economic damage. Their eggs are deposited in pith, bark, or wood. Eneopterinae show a great diversity in stridulatory apparatus, signals emitted, and associated behaviour.

Tribes and Genera

Eneopterinae currently consists of six

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and the ''Orthoptera Species File''Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 15 February 2019)
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Eneopterini

Auth. Saussure, 1874 (South America) * '' Eneoptera'' Burmeister, 1838

Eurepini

Auth. Otte & Alexander, 1983 (Indo-China - Australia) * genus group ''Eurepa'' Otte & Alexander, 1983 ** '' Eurepa'' Walker, 1869 ** '' Myara'' Otte & Alexander, 1983 * genus group ''Eurepella'' Otte & Alexander, 1983 ** '' Arilpa'' Otte & Alexander, 1983 ** '' Eurepella'' Otte & Alexander, 1983 ** '' Salmanites'' Chopard, 1951 (synonym ''Napieria'' Baehr, 1989)

Hemigryllini

Auth. Gorochov, 1986 (South America) * '' Hemigryllus'' Saussure, 1877

Lebinthini

Auth. Robillard, 2004 (SE Asia, Australia, Pacific, S. America) * '' Agnotecous'' Saussure, 1878 * '' Cardiodactylus'' Saussure, 1878 * '' Centuriarus'' Robillard, 2011 * '' Gnominthus'' Robillard & Vicente, 2015 * '' Julverninthus'' Robillard & Su, 2018 * '' Lebinthus'' Stål, 1877 * '' Ligypterus'' Saussure, 1878 * '' Macrobinthus'' Robillard & Dong, 2016 * '' Microbinthus'' Robillard & Dong, 2016 * '' Pixibinthus'' Robillard & Anso, 2016 * '' Ponca (insect)'' Hebard, 1928 * '' Swezwilderia'' Chopard, 1929

Nisitrini

Auth. Robillard, 2004 (Malesia, PNG) * '' Nisitrus'' Saussure, 1878 * '' Paranisitra'' Chopard, 1925

Xenogryllini

Auth. Robillard, 2004 (Central-southern Africa, Asia) * '' Pseudolebinthus'' Robillard, 2006 * ''

Xenogryllus ''Xenogryllus'' is a genus of crickets (Orthoptera: Ensifera) in the family Gryllidae, subfamily Eneopterinae and tribe Xenogryllini. Species have been found in (mostly tropical) Africa and Asia (including India, Indo-China, China, Korea and Ja ...

'' Bolívar, 1890

'' incertae sedis''

* '' Adenophallusia'' – monotypic – ''A. naiguatana'' de Mello & de Camargo e Mello, 1996 * †'' Brontogryllus'' – monotypic – ''B. excelsus'' Martins-Neto, 1991 * '' Jabulania'' – monotypic – ''J. clancularia'' Otte & Perez-Gelabert, 2009 * †'' Proecanthus'' – monotypic – ''P. anatolicus'' Sharov, 1968

References

External links

* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q989660 Crickets Orthoptera subfamilies