Phalangopsidae
The Phalangopsidae are a recently reconstituted family of crickets, based on the type genus Phalangopsis Serville, 1831 from South America. Priority for family-group names based on this genus dates from Blanchard's "Phalangopsites".Distribution
Species in this family are widely distributed, especially southern Hemisphere. 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 lists:
- subfamily Cachoplistinae Saussure, 1877 – Africa, Asia
- * tribe Cachoplistini Saussure, 1877
- ** Cacoplistes Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1873
- * Homoeogryllini Gorochov, 1986
- ** Homoeogryllus Guérin-Méneville, 1847
- ** Meloimorpha Walker, 1870
- Luzarinae Hebard, 1928 – Central and South America
- * subtribe Amphiacustina Hubbell, 1938
- **†Araneagryllus
- * subtribe Lernecina Desutter-Grandcolas, 1987
- * subtribe Luzarina Hebard, 1928
- ** Luzara Walker, 1869
- ** Luzarida Hebard, 1928
- Paragryllinae: containing the single tribe Paragryllini Desutter-Grandcolas, 1987
- * subtribe Brevizaclina Gorochov, 2014
- ** Brevizacla Gorochov, 2003
- * subtribe Mexiaclina Gorochov, 2014
- ** Mexiacla Gorochov, 2007
- ** Paragryllodes Karny, 1909
- * subtribe Neoaclina Desutter-Grandcolas, 1988
- ** Neoacla Desutter-Grandcolas, 1988
- * subtribe Paragryllina Desutter-Grandcolas, 1987
- ** Paragryllus Guérin-Méneville, 1844
- * subtribe Strogulomorphina Desutter-Grandcolas, 1988
- ** Strogulomorpha Desutter-Grandcolas, 1988
- Phalangopsinae Blanchard, 1845
- * Endacustini Gorochov, 1986
- * Luzaropsini Gorochov, 1986
- * Otteiini Koçak & Kemal, 2009
- * Phalangopsini Blanchard, 1845
- ** Phalangacris Bolívar, 1895
- ** Phalangopsis Serville, 1831
- Phaloriinae Gorochov, 1985 – Africa, Asia & Pacific
- * tribe Phaloriini Gorochov, 1985
- ** Phaloria Stål, 1877
- ** Trellius Gorochov, 1988
- ** Vescelia Stål, 1877
- * tribe Subtiloriini Gorochov, 2003
- * unplaced genus† Electrogryllus Gorochov, 1992
- incertae sedis
- * Megacris – monotypic: M. lipsae Desutter-Grandcolas, 2012
- * Stalacris – monotypic: S. meridionalis Desutter-Grandcolas, 2013
