Phalangopsinae

Phalangopsinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Ensifera
Family:	Gryllidae
Subfamily:	Phalangopsinae Saussure, 1878
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 the cricket family Gryllidae.^[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.^[1] Some species are gregarious, gathering in large numbers. Placement of Phalangopsinae in Gryllidae and of genera in Phalangopsinae is controversial, with the group occasionally being considered a separate family or broken up onto other taxa.^[1]

Taxonomy

Aclodae Aclodes Paraclodes Uvaroviella Heterogryllini Arachnomimus Aspidogryllus Hemicophus Heterogryllus Hirpinus Howeta Laranda Luzonogryllus Phaeogryllus Phalangacris Phalangopsina Seychellesia

Luzarini Amphiacusta †Araneagryllus Arachnopsita Cantrallia Leptopedetes Luzara Longuripes Mayagryllus Nemoricantor Noctivox Prolonguripes Neoaclini Acla Aclella Ectecous Kevanacla Neoacla

Otteiini Cubacophus Otteius Phalangopsini Mikluchomaklaia Parendacustes Phalangopsis Philippopsis Strogulomorphini Eugryllina Loretana Nigrothema Strogulomorpha Unithema

incertae sedis Adelosgryllus Anophtalmotes Dambachia Desutteria Ecuazarida Escondacla Hattersleya Kempiola Protathra Stalacris Yoyuteris Zacla

References

1. 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.