Euscyrtinae

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Euscyrtinae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Infraorder: Gryllidea
Superfamily: Grylloidea
Family: Gryllidae
Subfamily: Euscyrtinae
Gorochov, 1985
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The Euscyrtinae [1] are a subfamily of crickets, in the family Gryllidae (subfamily group Podoscirtinae), based on the type genus Euscyrtus . They are terrestrial and omnivorous and can be found in: Central America, Africa, Asia and Australia. [2]

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Genera

The Orthoptera Species File [2] lists:

  1. Beybienkoana Gorochov, 1988
  2. Burrianus – monotypic – B. pachyceros Chopard, 1962
  3. Euscyrtodes Gorochov, 1987
  4. Euscyrtus Guérin-Méneville, 1844
  5. Merrinella Otte & Alexander, 1983
  6. Patiscodes Gorochov, 1988
  7. Patiscus Stål, 1877
  8. Proturana Otte, 1987 – monotypic – P. subapterus (Chopard, 1970)
  9. Tozeria – monotypic – T. muwitiwallina Otte & Alexander, 1983
  10. Turana Otte & Alexander, 1983

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References

  1. Gorochov AV (1985) Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie 64(1): 89
  2. 1 2 "subfamily Euscyrtinae Gorochov, 1985: Orthoptera Species File". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2023-11-30.