Trigonidium (cricket)

Trigonidium
Trigonidium cicindeloides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Trigonidiidae
Subfamily: Trigonidiinae
Tribe: Trigonidiini
Genus: Trigonidium
Rambur, 1838
Synonyms

for subgenus Trigonidium

  • Alamia Serville, 1838
  • Ceratinopterus Fieber, 1853

Trigonidium[1] is a large genus of sword-tail crickets, typical of the tribe Trigonidiini. Records of occurrence are from Europe, Africa, tropical Asia, Australia and the Pacific islands;[2] many species endemic to Pacific islands including Hawaii have now been placed in the genus Nudilla.

Subgenera and species

The Orthoptera Species File[2] currently lists five subgenera:

Balamara

Auth: Otte & Alexander, 1983 - Australia

Parametioche

Auth: Otte & Alexander, 1983 - Australia

Paratrigonidium

Auth: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 - mostly tropical Asia

Trigonidium

Auth: Rambur, 1838 - Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Pacific islands

Trigonidomorpha

Auth: Chopard, 1925 - Africa, India, Australia

References

  1. ^ Rambur (1838) Faune entomologique de l'Andalousie 2: 39.
  2. ^ a b Orthoptera Species File: Trigonidium (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 22 August 2020)