Cachoplistinae Explained

The Cachoplistinae^[1] is a subfamily of crickets (Orthoptera: Ensifera) of the family Phalangopsidae; they are sometimes called beetle crickets. Species are terrestrial, carnivorous or omnivorous and can be found in: Africa, tropical Asia, Korea and Japan.^[2]

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 The agreed type genus is Cacoplistes, but "Cacoplistinae" has been superseded; the first use of Cachoplistinae was by Chopard (1968).^[2]

Tribes and Genera

The Orthoptera Species File^[2] lists two tribes:

Cachoplistini Saussure, 1877

• Cacoplistes Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1873

Homoeogryllini

Authority: Gorochov, 1986

• Homoeogryllus Guérin-Méneville, 1847
• Meloimorpha Walker, 1870

Notes and References

1. Saussure (1877) Mem. Soc. Phys. Hist. Nat. Geneve 25(1): 325. (on www.biodiversitylibrary.org).
2. http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1126487 Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 5 February 2019)