Podoscirtinae Explained

Podoscirtinae is a subfamily of crickets in the family Oecanthidae.

Tribes and Genera

The Orthoptera Species File includes two supertribes:

supertribe Hapithidi

Auth.: Gorochov, 1986 - Americas

• tribe Aphonomorphini Desutter-Grandcolas, 1988
• tribe Cearacesaini Koçak & Kemal, 2010
• tribe Hapithini Gorochov, 1986
• tribe Phyllogryllini Campos, 2022

supertribe Podoscirtidi Saussure, 1878

Aphonoidini

Auth.: Gorochov, 2008

• subtribe Diatrypina Desutter-Grandcolas, 1988 – South America

1. Diatrypa Saussure, 1874

• genus group Aphonoides Gorochov, 2008 – Africa, E. Asia, Australia

1. Aphonoides Chopard, 1940
2. Exomunda Gorochov, 2007
3. Furcimunda Gorochov, 2007
4. Zamunda Gorochov, 2007

• genus group Deinutona Gorochov, 2008 - New Guinea

1. Deinutona Gorochov, 2008
2. Paputona Gorochov, 2008

• genus group Mistshenkoana Gorochov, 2008 - SE Asia, Australia

1. Dinomunda Gorochov, 2007 - monotypic D. griseipennis (Chopard, 1969) from peninsular Malaysia
2. Mistshenkoana Gorochov, 1990

• genus group Protomunda Gorochov, 2008 - Malesia to New Guinea

1. Brevimunda Gorochov, 2007
2. Protomunda Gorochov, 2007

• genus group Unka Gorochov, 2008 - New Guinea, E. Australia

1. Pseudounka Gorochov, 2008
2. Unka Otte & Alexander, 1983

• genus group not assigned

1. Aphasius – monotypic – A. ritsemae Saussure, 1878 - Indonesia
2. Corixogryllus Bolívar, 1900 - India
3. Gryllaphonus Chopard, 1951 - monotypic G. striatipennis Chopard, 1951 - Pacific Is.
4. Munda (insect) Stål, 1877 - Malesia
5. Umbulgaria Otte & Alexander, 1983 - NE. Australia
6. Utona Gorochov, 1986 - Australia

Podoscirtini

Auth.: Saussure, 1878 – Global tropics & subtropics

subtribe Podoscirtina

1. Allotrella
2. Atruljalia
3. Brevitrella
4. Eupodoscirtus
5. Kilimagryllus
6. Malawitrella
7. Malgasotrella
8. Neoasymmetrella
9. Neozvenella
10. Ocellotrella
11. Ombrotrella
12. Podoscirtus
13. Spinotrella
14. Stenotrella
15. Ultratrella
16. Zvenellomorpha

• genus group Hemiphonus

1. Hemiphonus
2. Riatina

• genus group Madasumma

1. Madasumma
2. Tamborina

• genus group not assigned

1. Abaxitrella
2. Adenopterus
3. Anaudus
4. Anisotrypus
5. Archenopterus
6. Atrella
7. Calscirtus
8. Fryerius
9. Furcitrella
10. Hemiphonoides
11. Hemitrella
12. Heterecous
13. Homalotrypus
14. Idiotrella
15. Indotrella
16. Insulascirtus
17. Matuanus
18. Mnesibulus
19. Noctitrella
20. Parametrypa
21. Paranaudus
22. Phyllotrella
23. Pixipterus
24. Pluviam
25. Poliotrella
26. Posus
27. Prozvenella
28. Pseudomadasumma
29. Rupilius
30. Scepastus
31. Sonotrella
32. Trelleora
33. Valiatrella
34. Varitrella
35. Xuanwua
36. Zvenella

Truljaliini

Auth.: Gorochov, 2020; distribution: Africa, Asia

1. Truljalia

genus group Dolichogryllus Gorochov, 2005

1. Acrophonus
2. Afrotruljalia
3. Depressotrella
4. Dolichogryllus
5. Eumadasumma
6. Hemitruljalia
7. Pachyaphonus
8. Pseudotruljalia

Tribe incertae sedis

1. †Allopterites – monotypic – A. multilineatus Cockerell, 1920
2. †Stenogryllodes – monotypic – S. brevipalpis Chopard, 1936

no supertribe or tribe:

1. †Picogryllus

Further reading

• Book: Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 2nd. 0-8493-0212-9.
• Book: Capinera. J.L. Scott. R.D.. Walker. T.J.. 2004. Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press. 978-0-8014-8948-8. registration.
• Majka . C.. 2009. Thomas L. Casey and Rhode Island. ZooKeys. 22. 267–283. 10.3897/zookeys.22.93. free.
• Book: Otte . Daniel. Poole . Robert W.. Gentili . Patricia. 1997. Orthoptera. Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America. Entomological Information Services. 4: Non–Holometabolous Orders. 581–634. 1-889002-04-6.

External links

• • Web site: Podoscirtinae Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-05-05.