Biology:Cacoplistinae
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.[1]
Nomenclature
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).[1]
Tribes and Genera
The Orthoptera Species File[1] lists three tribes:
- Cachoplistini Saussure, 1877
- Cacoplistes Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1873
Homoeogryllini
Authority: Gorochov, 1986
- Homoeogryllus Guérin-Méneville, 1847
- Meloimorpha Walker, 1870
Seselini
Authority: Hugel & Desutter-Grandcolas, 2021; distribution: Indian Ocean islands
- Gryllapterus Bolívar, 1912
- Phaeogryllus Bolívar, 1912
- Phalangacris Bolívar, 1895
- Seselia Hugel & Desutter-Grandcolas, 2021
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Orthoptera Species File: subfamily Cacoplistinae Saussure, 1877 (retrieved 18 July 2026)
External links
Data related to Cacoplistinae at Wikispecies
Wikidata ☰ Q21227727 entry
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