Pentacentrinae Explained

Pentacentrinae is a subfamily of crickets in the family Gryllidae. Sometimes known as 'Silent Litter Crickets', they occur in tropical Asia, Africa and the Americas. The tribe Lissotrachelini Hubbell, 1938 has been moved to the Nemobiinae.

Tribes and Genera

These genera, in four tribes, belong to the subfamily Pentacentrinae:

Aphemogryllini

Distribution: south America

1. Aphemogryllus Rehn, 1918

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HomalogrylliniDistribution: Sri Lanka

1. Homalogryllus Chopard, 1925

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Nemobiopsini

Authority: Hubbell, 1938

1. Nemobiopsis Bolívar, 1890

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1. Pendleburyella Chopard, 1969

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Pentacentrini

Distribution: Africa, Asia, Australia

1. Apentacentrus Chopard, 1934

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1. Orthoxiphus Saussure, 1899

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1. Pentacentrodes Bolívar, 1910

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1. Pentacentrus Saussure, 1878

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tribe not placed

1. Trigonidomimus Caudell, 1912

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1. Velapia Otte & Perez-Gelabert, 2009

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1. † Eopentacentrus Gorochov, 2010

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1. † Grossoxipha Vickery & Poinar, 1994

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1. † Proanaxipha Vickery & Poinar, 1994

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Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Further reading

• Book: Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. 2004. Capinera. J. L. Scott. R. D.. Walker. T. J.. Cornell University Press. 978-0-8014-8948-8. registration.
• Book: Orthoptera. 1997. Otte . Daniel. Poole . Robert W.. Gentili . Patricia. Entomological Information Services. Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America. 4: Non–Holometabolous Orders. 581–634. 978-1-889002-04-0.