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Phalangopsinae

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Phalangopsinae
Phalangacris alluaudi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Phalangopsidae
Subfamily: Phalangopsinae
Blanchard, 1845
Genera
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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.

Taxonomy

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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

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

Luzaropsini

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

Otteiini

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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

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

  • Anophtalmotes Desutter-Grandcolas, 1995
  • Antilliclodes Otte & Perez-Gelabert, 2009
  • monotypic genus Dambachia D. eritheles Nischk & Otte, 2000
  • monotypic genus Doposia D. tobago Otte & Perez-Gelabert, 2009
  • monotypic genus† Eotrella E. mira Gorochov, 2012
  • monotypic genus† Eozacla Gorochov, 2012
  • monotypic genus Hirpinus H. afer Stål, 1855
  • Kumalorina Otte & Perez-Gelabert, 2009
  • Larandeicus Chopard, 1937
  • monotypic genus Phaeogryllus P. fuscus Bolívar, 1912
  • monotypic genus Prosecogryllus P. nossibianus Brancsik, 1892
  • monotypic genus Socotracris S. kleukersi Felix & Desutter-Grandcolas, 2012
  • monotypic genus Speluncasina S. annandalei (Chopard, 1928)
  • monotypic genus Zaora Z. morbillosa Walker, 1869

References

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  1. ^ a b Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 5 February 2019)
  2. ^ a b 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.
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