Gryllini

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Gryllini
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Gryllus campestris male
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Superfamily: Grylloidea
Family: Gryllidae
Subfamily: Gryllinae
Tribe: Gryllini
Laicharting, 1781
Synonyms
  • Anurogryllina Randell, 1964
  • Gryllina Laicharting, 1781
  • Gymnogryllina Randell, 1964
  • Gymnogryllini Randell, 1964

Gryllini [1] is a tribe of crickets (Orthoptera: Ensifera) and typical of the family Gryllidae. Species are terrestrial, carnivorous or omnivorous and can be found in all continenents except Antarctica. [2]

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Genera

The Orthoptera Species File [2] lists:

subtribe Anurogryllina Randell, 1964 (Americas)
subtribe Brachytrupina Saussure, 1877
subtribe Cophogryllina Ichikawa, Murai & Honda, 2000 (Africa, Asia)
subtribe Gryllina Laicharting, 1781
subtribe not determined

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Gryllinae Subfamily of crickets

Gryllinae, or field crickets, are a subfamily of insects in the order Orthoptera and the family Gryllidae.

Trigonidiinae Subfamily of crickets

Trigonidiinae is a subfamily of insects in the order Orthoptera, suborder Ensifera, based on the type genus Trigonidium. They are often referred to as sword-tail crickets, winged bush crickets or trigs.

Phaneropterinae

The Phaneropterinae, the sickle-bearing bush crickets or leaf katydids, are a subfamily of insects within the family Tettigoniidae. Nearly 2,060 species in 85 genera throughout the world are known. They are also known as false katydids or round-headed katydids.

Phalangopsinae Subfamily of crickets

Phalangopsinae, occasionally known as spider crickets, are a subfamily of crickets in the family Phalangopsidae. Members of Phalangopsinae are found worldwide in tropical and subtropical regions. Most species in the subfamily are nocturnal and can be found in rocky areas, near fallen wood, and the understory of forests. Some species are gregarious, gathering in large numbers.

Eneopterinae Subfamily of crickets

The Eneopterinae are a subfamily of crickets, in the family Gryllidae, based on the type genus Eneoptera. It is one of several groups widely described as "true crickets". Of the more than 500 species that make up this subfamily, most occur in moist, tropical habitats. These insects are medium to large and brown or gray in color. They eat plant leaves, flowers, and fruits and can occasionally cause economic damage. Their eggs are deposited in pith, bark, or wood. Eneopterinae show a great diversity in stridulatory apparatus, signals emitted, and associated behaviour.

Meconematinae

Meconematinae is a subfamily of the bush crickets, with a worldwide distribution.

Nemobiinae Subfamily of crickets

Nemobiinae is a subfamily of the newly constituted Trigonidiidae, one of the cricket families. The type genus is Nemobius, which includes the wood cricket, but members of this subfamily may also be known as ground crickets or "pygmy field crickets".

Hygronemobius is a genus of insect in family Gryllidae.

<i>Loxoblemmus</i> Genus of crickets

Loxoblemmus is a genus of crickets in tribe Gryllini. Species can be found in Africa, Asia and Australia.

Gymnogryllus is a genus of crickets in family Gryllidae and tribe Gryllini. Species are recorded from Africa, Asia and Australia.

Conocephalinae

Conocephalinae, meaning "conical head", is an Orthopteran subfamily in the family Tettigoniidae.

Hapithinae Subfamily of crickets

Hapithinae is a subfamily of insects in the cricket family Gryllidae. It is one of several groups referred to in American English as "bush crickets", although this term can be confused with the Tettigoniidae.

Podoscirtinae Subfamily of crickets

Podoscirtinae is a subfamily of crickets in the family Gryllidae.

Pteronemobius is a genus of cricket in the subfamily Nemobiinae, with a worldwide distribution.

Phalangopsidae Family of crickets

The Phalangopsidae are a recently reconstituted family of crickets, based on the type genus PhalangopsisServille, 1831 from South America. Priority for family-group names based on this genus dates from Blanchard's "Phalangopsites".

The Phaloriinae is a subfamily of crickets of the family Phalangopsidae. Species are terrestrial and are distributed in: Africa, tropical Asia, Korea, Australia and the Pacific Islands.

The Landrevinae are a subfamily of crickets, in the family Gryllidae, based on the type genus Landreva. They are terrestrial, omnivorous and may be known as "bark crickets"; genera are distributed in: Central and South America, Africa, tropical Asia, Korea, Japan, Australia and the Pacific Islands.

Modicogryllini Tribe of crickets

Modicogryllini is a tribe of crickets of the family Gryllidae. Species are terrestrial, carnivorous or omnivorous and can be found in all continenents except Antarctica.

<i>Velarifictorus</i> Genus of crickets

Velarifictorus is a genus of crickets in the family Gryllidae and tribe Gryllini. Species have been recorded in Australia, Asia, Africa and the southeastern US.

Modicogryllus is the type genus of crickets in the tribe Modicogryllini. Species have been recorded from: Europe, Africa, the middle East, temperate and tropical Asia through to Australia and western Pacific islands.

References

  1. Laicharting (1781) Verzeichnis und Beschreibung der Tyroler Insecten 1.
  2. 1 2 Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 25 August 2019)