| Listroscelidinae | |
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| Listroscelis carinata | |
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| Listroscelis cohni | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Superfamily: | Tettigonioidea |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Listroscelidinae Redtenbacher, 1891 [1] |
The Listroscelidinae are a subfamily of the Tettigoniidae found in the Americas, Madagascar, and Australia. [2] The genus Arachnoscelis has become better known to the public after being featured on the cover of Science in 2012. [3]
The Orthoptera Species File lists the following tribes and genera: [2]
Authority: Rentz, 2001; distribution: Australia
Authority: Fialho, Chamorro-Rengifo & Lopes-Andrade, 2014; distribution: S. America
Authority: Redtenbacher, 1891; distribution: S. America
Authority: Rentz, 2001; distribution: Australia
Authority: Gorochov, 1990; distribution: Americas, Australia