Trigonidiinae Explained

Trigonidiinae is a subfamily of insects in the order Orthoptera, suborder Ensifera, based on the type genus Trigonidium. They are often referred to as sword-tail crickets, winged bush crickets or trigs.

Tribes and genera

The Orthoptera Species File^[1] lists:

Phylloscyrtini

Auth.: Chopard, 1968; distribution: Americas

• Cranistus Stål, 1861
• Phyllopalpus Uhler, 1864
• Phylloscyrtus Guérin-Méneville, 1844

Trigonidiini

Auth.: Saussure, 1874; Worldwide distribution (except Antarctica)

• Amusurgus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
• Anacyrtoxipha Chopard, 1934 - monotypic A. albotibialis (La Baume, 1911) - E. Africa
• Anaxipha Saussure, 1874
• Anaxiphomorpha Gorochov, 1987
• Cyrtoxipha Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1873 - Americas
• Cyrtoxiphoides Chopard, 1951
• Dolichoxipha Chopard, 1951 - Australia
• Estrellina- monotypic E. rehni Hebard, 1933
• Falcicula - monotypic F. hebardi Rehn, 1903
• Hebardinella - monotypic H. americana (Chopard, 1932)
• Homoeoxipha Saussure, 1874
• Hydropedeticus Miall & Gilson, 1902
• Jarmilaxipha Otte & Peck, 1998
• Laupala Otte, 1994
• Lobeda Walker, 1869
• Macroanaxipha Hebard, 1928
• Metioche Stål, 1877
• Metiochodes Chopard, 1932
• Natula Gorochov, 1987
• Nudilla Gorochov, 1988
• Prolaupala Otte, 1994
• Rhicnogryllus Chopard, 1925
• Sectus Ma & Pan, 2019
• Svistella Gorochov, 1987
• Symphyloxiphus Rehn, 1906 - S. America
• Trigonidium Rambur, 1838
• Trigonidomorpha Chopard, 1925
• Zarceomorpha - monotypic Z. abdita Gorochov, 1994
• Zarceus Bolívar, 1895
• Zudella Gorochov, 1988

Tribe incertae sedis

• Anele Otte, Carvalho & Shaw, 2003
• Fijixipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
• Kadavuxipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
• Levuxipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
• Minutixipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
• Myrmegryllus Fiebrig, 1907
• Nanixipha Otte, Carvalho & Shaw, 2003
• Nausorixipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
• Savuxipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
• Tavukixipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
• Vanuaxipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
• Veisarixipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
• Vitixipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
• Vudaxipha Otte & Cowper, 2007

Fossil genera

• †Abanaxipha
• †Grossoxipha
• †Proanaxipha

Notes and References

1. http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1126753 Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 3 February 2019)