Biology:Tridactylidea
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Short description: Order of Caelifera
| Tridactylidea | |
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| Tridactylus sp. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Infraorder: | Tridactylidea Brullé, 1835 |
The infraorder Tridactylidea[1] has a single extant superfamily which includes pygmy mole crickets; they are thought to represent living representatives of the most basal Caelifera: the Orthopteran suborder that includes grasshoppers.[2]
Superfamilies and families
The infraorder consists of two superfamilies, one living and one extinct; the Orthoptera Species File lists the following:[3]
- †Dzhajloutshelloidea Gorochov, 1994
- †Dzhajloutshellidae Gorochov, 1994
- †Regiatidae Gorochov, 1995
- Tridactyloidea Brullé, 1835
- Cylindrachetidae Giglio-Tos, 1914
- Ripipterygidae Ander, 1939
- Tridactylidae Brullé, 1835
References
- ↑ Brullé GA (1835) In Audouin & Brullé: Histoire naturelle des insectes 9 [1] (5):1-225 [225–416 in 1836]
- ↑ Kevan DKM (1982) In Parker [Ed.]: Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms 2: 378
- ↑ Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q21060983 entry
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