Cacoplistinae
| Cacoplistinae | |
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| Meloimorpha japonica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Infraorder: | Gryllidea |
| Superfamily: | Grylloidea |
| Family: | Phalangopsidae |
| Subfamily: | Cacoplistinae Saussure, 1877[1] |
| Synonyms | |
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The Cacoplistinae are a subfamily of crickets (Orthoptera: Ensifera) of the family Phalangopsidae; they are also known by the orthographic variant "Cachoplistinae" and may be called beetle crickets or bell crickets. Species are terrestrial, carnivorous or omnivorous and can be found in: Africa, tropical Asia, Korea and Japan.[2]
Nomenclature
[edit]The names for this subfamily and the tribe Cachoplistini, are based on Saussure's (1877) genus "Cachoplistus" and priority for family-group names based on his use of "Cachoplistites". The agreed type genus is Cacoplistes; the use of "Cachoplistinae" was by Chopard (1968).[2]
Tribes and Genera
[edit]The Orthoptera Species File[2] lists three tribes:
- Cachoplistini Saussure, 1877
- Cacoplistes Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1873
Homoeogryllini
[edit]Authority: Gorochov, 1986
- Homoeogryllus Guérin-Méneville, 1847
- Meloimorpha Walker, 1870
Seselini
[edit]Authority: Hugel & Desutter-Grandcolas, 2021; distribution: Indian Ocean islands
- Gryllapterus Bolívar, 1912
- Phaeogryllus Bolívar, 1912
- Phalangacris Bolívar, 1895
- Seselia Hugel & Desutter-Grandcolas, 2021
References
[edit]- ↑ Saussure (1877) Mem. Soc. Phys. Hist. Nat. Geneve 25(1): 325. (on www.biodiversitylibrary.org).
- 1 2 3 Orthoptera Species File: subfamily Cacoplistinae Saussure, 1877 (retrieved 18 July 2026)
External links
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Data related to Cacoplistinae at Wikispecies
Media related to Cacoplistinae at Wikimedia Commons
