Tafaliscinae Explained

The Tafaliscinae are a subfamily of mostly Neotropical crickets in the recently restored family Oecanthidae and based on the type genus Tafalisca . They can be found in warmer parts of the Americas (south of approximately 30° N) and there is a species record from Java.^[1]

Tribes and genera

The Tafaliscinae currently (2024) consists of three tribes (in two supertribes):^[1]

supertribe Paroecanthidi Gorochov, 1986

Neometrypini

Auth.: Desutter-Grandcolas, 1988

1. Apterotrypa
2. Brazitrypa
3. Cylindrogryllus
4. Dicerorostrum – monotypic D. diceros
5. Neometrypus
6. Nessa

Paroecanthini

Auth.: Gorochov, 1986

1. Adenophallusia
2. Angustitrella
3. Bofana
4. Ectotrypa
5. Paroecanthus
6. Prodiatrypa
7. Selvagryllus
8. Siccotrella

supertribe Tafaliscidi Desutter-Grandcolas, 1988

Tafaliscini

Auth.: Desutter-Grandcolas, 1988

1. Amblyrhethus
2. Eubezverkhovia
3. Mexitrypa
4. Perutrella
5. Stenaphonus
6. Tafalisca
7. Veredatrypa

Notes and References

1. https://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/otus/836234/overview Orthoptera Species File: subfamily Tafaliscinae Desutter-Grandcolas, 1988