Phalangopsidae

Phalangopsidae
Phalangacris alluaudi (Phalangopsinae)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Infraorder: Gryllidea
Superfamily: Grylloidea
Family: Phalangopsidae
Blanchard, 1845
Synonyms
  • Neoaclidae Desutter-Grandcolas, 1988
  • Subfamily Group: Phalangopsinae
  • Phalangopsites Blanchard, 1845

Phalangopsidae, which includes the "spider crickets" and their allies, is a reconstituted (2014[1]) family of crickets (Orthoptera: Ensifera),[2][3] with the type genus Phalangopsis. Priority for family-group names based on this genus dates from Blanchard's "Phalangopsites".[4]

Distribution

Species in this family are widely distributed, especially southern Hemisphere (i.e. continents excluding Europe, most of N. America and Antarctica).[5] These terrestrial Orthoptera, like the majority of crickets, tend to thrive in tropical or subtropical environments.

Subfamilies, tribes and selected genera

The Orthoptera Species File[5] lists:

subfamily Cachoplistinae Saussure, 1877 – Africa, Asia
Luzarinae Hebard, 1928 – Central and South America
  • subtribe Amphiacustina Hubbell, 1938
  • subtribe Lernecina Desutter-Grandcolas, 1987
  • subtribe Luzarina Hebard, 1928
Paragryllinae Desutter-Grandcolas, 1987 - widespread tropical, mostly southern hemisphere
  • tribe Aclodini Desutter-Grandcolas, 1992
  • tribe Paragryllini Desutter-Grandcolas, 1987
    • subtribe Adelosgryllina Gorochov, 2019 - south America
    • subtribe Brevizaclina Gorochov, 2014
    • subtribe Mexiaclina Gorochov, 2014
    • subtribe Neoaclina Desutter-Grandcolas, 1988 - S. America: other genera
    • subtribe Paragryllina Desutter-Grandcolas, 1987 - S. America & Africa: other genera
    • subtribe Strogulomorphina Desutter-Grandcolas, 1988 - S. America: other genera
    • no subtribe:
Phalangopsinae Blanchard, 1845
  • Endacustini Gorochov, 1986
  • Luzaropsini Gorochov, 1986
  • Otteiini Koçak & Kemal, 2009
  • Phalangopsini Blanchard, 1845
Phaloriinae Gorochov, 1985 – Africa, Asia & Pacific
incertae sedis
  • Megacris – monotypic: M. lipsae Desutter-Grandcolas, 2012
  • Stalacris – monotypic: S. meridionalis Desutter-Grandcolas, 2013

References

  1. ^ Souza-Dias & Desutter-Grandcolas (2014) Zootaxa 3872(5): 499.
  2. ^ Chintauan-Marquier IC, Legendre F, Hugel S, Robillard P, Grandcolas T, Nel A, Zuccon D, Desutter-Grandcolas L (2016) Cladistics 32(1): 76, 77.
  3. ^ Anso J, Jourdan H, Desutter-Grandcolas L (2016) Zootaxa 4124(1): 7.
  4. ^ Blanchard E (1845) Histoire des Insectes, leurs moeurs, leurs métamorphoses et leur classification, Vol. 2. Paris: Didot.
  5. ^ a b Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)