Cachoplistinae

Cachoplistinae
Meloimorpha japonica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Infraorder: Gryllidea
Superfamily: Grylloidea
Family: Phalangopsidae
Subfamily: Cachoplistinae
Saussure, 1877
Synonyms
  • Cachoplistidae Saussure, 1877
  • Cachoplistites Saussure, 1877
  • Cacoplistinae Beier & Heikertinger, 1954
  • Homoeogryllinae Gorochov, 1986

The Cachoplistinae[1] is a subfamily of crickets (Orthoptera: Ensifera) of the family Phalangopsidae; they are sometimes called beetle crickets or bell crickets. Species are terrestrial, carnivorous or omnivorous and can be found in: Africa, tropical Asia, Korea and Japan.[2]

Nomenclature

The names for this subfamily and the tribe Cachoplistini, are based on Saussure's (1877) genus "Cachoplistus" and priority for family-group names based on his use of "Cachoplistites". The agreed type genus is Cacoplistes, but "Cacoplistinae" has been superseded; the first use of Cachoplistinae was by Chopard (1968).[2]

Tribes and Genera

The Orthoptera Species File[2] lists two tribes:

Cachoplistini Saussure, 1877

Homoeogryllini

Authority: Gorochov, 1986

References

  1. ^ Saussure (1877) Mem. Soc. Phys. Hist. Nat. Geneve 25(1): 325. (on www.biodiversitylibrary.org).
  2. ^ a b c Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 5 February 2019)