Nemobiinae is a subfamily of the newly constituted Trigonidiidae, one of the

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families. The type genus is '' Nemobius'', which includes the wood cricket, but members of this subfamily may also be known as ground crickets or "pygmy field crickets".

Characteristics

Nemobiinae are typically small insects, generally less than long, and less robust than many other crickets (''e.g.'' those in the

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). The thorax is densely bristled and the abdomen is also bristly. There are four (or sometimes three) pairs of long, movable spines above the tip of the abdomen. The ovipositor varies from being long, straight and needle-like, to short, curved and sabre-like. These crickets have wings of variable lengths and are generally brown, a suitable colour for concealment among the leaf litter and plant bases where they live. They are often active during the day and can be quite common in woodland and pastureland. They are omnivores. There are about two hundred species worldwide.

Tribes and genera

The following tribes and genera are included in subfamily Nemobiinae in the ''Orthoptera Species File'':

Grylliscini

Auth: Gorochov 1986; central Asia * '' Grylliscus'' Tarbinsky, 1930

Marinemobiini

Auth: Gorochov 1985; East Asia, Australia * '' Apteronemobius'' Chopard, 1929 * '' Caconemobius'' Kirby, 1906 * '' Eumarinemobius'' Gorochov & Tan, 2018 * '' Marinemobius'' Gorochov, 1985 * '' Parapteronemobius'' Furukawa, 1970

Nemobiini

(synonym: Thetellini Otte & Alexander 1983)
Auth: Saussure 1877; South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Pacific * '' Amonemobius'' Otte, 1987 * '' Bobilla'' Otte & Alexander, 1983 * '' Bullita'' Gorochov, 1986 * '' Dictyonemobius'' Chopard, 1951 * '' Ignambina'' Otte, 1987 * '' Ionemobius'' Otte, 1987 * '' Koghiella'' Otte, 1987 * '' Leptonemobius'' Sjöstedt, 1917 * '' Monopteropsis'' de Mello & Jacomini, 1994 * '' Nambungia'' Otte & Alexander, 1983 * '' Narellina'' Otte, 1994 * '' Nemobius'' Serville, 1838 * '' Orintia'' Gorochov, 1986 * '' Paniella'' Otte, 1987 * '' Paranemobius'' Saussure, 1877 * '' Silvinella'' Otte & Alexander, 1983 * '' Specnia'' Otte & Alexander, 1983 * '' Speonemobius'' Chopard, 1924 * '' Tahitinemobius'' Gorochov, 1986 * '' Thetella'' Otte & Alexander, 1983 * '' Tincanita'' Otte & Alexander, 1983

Pteronemobiini

Auth: Vickery, 1973, worldwide distribution * '' Allonemobius'' Hebard, 1913 * '' Amanayara'' de Mello & Jacomini, 1994 * '' Argizala'' Walker, 1869 * '' Dianemobius'' Vickery, 1973 * '' Eunemobius'' Hebard, 1913 * '' Kevanemobius'' Bolfarini & de Mello, 2012 * '' Neonemobius'' Hebard, 1913 * '' Phoremia'' Desutter-Grandcolas, 1993 * '' Pictonemobius'' Vickery & Johnstone, 1970 * '' Polionemobius'' Gorochov, 1983 * '' Pteronemobius'' Jacobson, 1904 * '' Stenonemobius'' Gorochov, 1981

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* '' Absonemobius'' Desutter-Grandcolas, 1993 * †'' Baltonemobius'' Gorochov, 2010

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*†'' Birmaninemobius'' Xu et al., 2020

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, Myanmar, Cenomanian * '' Calperum'' Rentz & Su, 1996 * '' Cophonemobius'' Chopard, 1929 * '' Cophoscottia'' Chopard, 1951 * '' Homonemobius'' Chopard, 1935 * '' Hygronemobius'' Hebard, 1913 * '' Kanakinemobius'' Desutter-Grandcolas, 2016 *†'' Liaonemobius'' Ren 1998

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, China, Aptian * '' Micronemobius'' Ingrisch, 1987 * '' Ngamarlanguia'' Rentz & Su, 1996 * '' Paora'' Gorochov, 1986 * '' Pineronemobius'' Yong, 2018 * '' Scottiola'' Uvarov, 1940 * '' Sudanicus'' Werner, 1913 * '' Tahitina'' Hebard, 1935 * '' Taiwanemobius'' Yang & Chang, 1996 * '' Territirritia'' Rentz & Su, 1996 * '' Zucchiella'' de Mello, 1990

References

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