Phalangopsinae

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Phalangopsinae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Phalangopsidae
Subfamily: Phalangopsinae
Blanchard, 1845
Genera
  • See text
Synonyms
  • Phalangopsites Blanchard, 1845
  • Phalangopsitidae Bruner, 1916
  • Phalangopsinae Hebard, 1928
  • Phalangopsidae Chopard, 1949

Phalangopsinae, occasionally known as spider crickets, are a subfamily of crickets in the family Phalangopsidae. [1] 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. [2] Some species are gregarious, gathering in large numbers.

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Taxonomy

Placement of Phalangopsinae and its genera has been controversial, with the group previously being placed family Gryllidae. [2] The Orthoptera Species File [1] currently lists the following tribes and genera:

Endacustini

Auth.: Gorochov, 1986; distribution: Australia and SW Pacific islands

Luzaropsini

Auth.: Gorochov, 1986; distribution: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, W. Malesia

Otteiini

Auth.: Koçak & Kemal, 2009 (synonyms Cophusini, Otteini); distribution: central America & Caribbean

  1. Cubacophus Ruíz-Baliú & Otte, 1997
  2. Dominicophus Yong, 2017
  3. Hortacophus Cadena-Castañeda, 2021
  4. Hubbellcophus Cadena-Castañeda, 2021
  5. Otteius Koçak & Kemal, 2009
  6. Paracophus Chopard, 1947
  7. Tohila Hubbell, 1938
  8. Venegascophus Cadena-Castañeda, 2021

Phalangopsini

Auth.: Blanchard, 1845; distribution: widespread in tropics.

incertae sedis

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References

  1. 1 2 Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 5 February 2019)
  2. 1 2 Heads, S.W. (2010). "The first fossil spider cricket (Orthoptera: Gryllidae:Phalangopsinae): 20 million years of troglobiomorphosis or exaptation in the dark?". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 158 (1): 56–65. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00587.x.