Bradyporinae Explained

The Bradyporinae are a subfamily in the family Tettigoniidae (bush crickets or katydids), based on the type genus Bradyporus. First described as a family, "Bradyporidae", the first use as Bradyporinae was by Brunner von Wattenwyl in 1878.^[1]

Genera in this subfamily are mostly distributed in Europe, North Africa, through to temperate/subtropical Asia.^[2]

Tribes and genera

Bradyporini

Auth.: Burmeister, 1838; distribution: N. Africa, Europe, western Asia

1. Bradyporus Charpentier, 1825
2. Pycnogaster Graells, 1851

Ephippigerini

Auth.: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 - selected genera:

• Baetica Bolivar, I., 1903 - monotypic
• Callicrania Bolívar, 1898
• Ephippiger Berthold, 1827
• Ephippigerida Bolivar, 1903
• Neocallicrania Pfau, 1996
• Platystolus Bolívar, 1878
• Steropleurus Bolivar, 1878
• Uromenus Bolivar, 1878

Zichyini

Auth.: Bolivar I, 1901; distribution: Asia (mostly temperate)

1. Damalacantha Bei-Bienko, 1951
2. Deracantha Fischer von Waldheim, 1833
3. Deracanthella Bolivar, I., 1901
4. Deracanthina Bei-Bienko, 1951
5. Zichya Bolivar, I., 1901

Notes and References

1. Brunner von Wattenwyl C (1878) Monographie der Phaneropteriden 11.
2. http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=21 Orthoptera Species File (retrieved 28 January 2019)