Trigonidiinae

Trigonidiinae
Trigonidium cicindeloides male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Trigonidiidae
Subfamily: Trigonidiinae
Saussure, 1870
Diversity
>40 genera. See text.

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,[1] winged bush crickets or trigs.[2]

Tribes and genera

The Orthoptera Species File[3] lists:

Phylloscyrtini

Auth.: Chopard, 1968; distribution: Americas

  1. Cranistus Stål, 1861
  2. Phyllopalpus Uhler, 1864
  3. Phylloscyrtus Guérin-Méneville, 1844

Trigonidiini

Auth.: Saussure, 1874; Worldwide distribution (except Antarctica)[4]

  1. †Abanaxipha Vickery & Poinar, 1994
  2. Amusurgus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
  3. Anacyrtoxipha Chopard, 1934 - monotypic A. albotibialis (La Baume, 1911) - E. Africa
  4. Anaxipha Saussure, 1874
  5. Anaxiphomorpha Gorochov, 1987
  6. Cyrtoxipha Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1873 - Americas
  7. Cyrtoxiphoides Chopard, 1951
  8. Dolichoxipha Chopard, 1951 – Australia
  9. Estrellina- monotypic E. rehni Hebard, 1933
  10. Falcicula - monotypic F. hebardi Rehn, 1903
  11. Flospes Ma & He, 2022
  12. Hebardinella - monotypic H. americana (Chopard, 1932)
  13. Homoeoxipha Saussure, 1874
  14. Hydropedeticus - monotypic H. vitiensis Miall & Gilson, 1902 - Fiji
  15. Jarmilaxipha - monotypic J. ecuadorica Otte & Peck, 1998 - Galapagos Is.
  16. Lobeda Walker, 1869
  17. Macroanaxipha Hebard, 1928
  18. Metiochodes Chopard, 1932
  19. Natula Gorochov, 1987
  20. Nudilla Gorochov, 1988 (synonym Laupala Otte, 1994)
  21. Paratrigonidium Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
  22. Prolaupala Otte, 1994
  23. Rhicnogryllus Chopard, 1925
  24. Sectus Ma & Pan, 2019
  25. Svistella Gorochov, 1987
  26. Symphyloxiphus Rehn, 1906 - S. America
  27. Trigonidium Rambur, 1838
    includes subgenus Metioche Stål, 1877 and Trigonidomorpha Chopard, 1925
  28. Zarceomorpha - monotypic Z. abdita Gorochov, 1994
  29. Zarceus Bolívar, 1895
  30. Zudella Gorochov, 1988

Tribe incertae sedis

  1. Anele (cricket) Otte, Carvalho & Shaw, 2003
  2. Fijixipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
  3. Kadavuxipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
  4. Levuxipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
  5. Minutixipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
  6. Myrmegryllus Fiebrig, 1907
  7. Nanixipha Otte, Carvalho & Shaw, 2003
  8. Nausorixipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
  9. Savuxipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
  10. Tavukixipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
  11. Vanuaxipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
  12. Veisarixipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
  13. Vitixipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
  14. Vudaxipha Otte & Cowper, 2007

Fossil genera

  • †Abanaxipha
  • †Grossoxipha
  • †Proanaxipha

References

  1. ^ Kim, Tae-Woo (2013), "A Taxonomic Review of the Sword-tailed Cricket Subfamily Trigonidiinae (Orthoptera: Ensifera: Gryllidae)", Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity, 29 (1): 74–83, doi:10.5635/ASED.2013.29.1.74
  2. ^ "Subfamily Trigonidiinae - Winged Bush Crickets, Trigs", BugGuide, retrieved 2016-10-25
  3. ^ Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 3 February 2019)
  4. ^ Orthoptera Species File: tribe Trigonidiini Saussure, 1874 (retrieved 15 November 2025)
  5. ^ Cirrus Digital Say's Trig Cricket - Anaxipha exigua
  • Data related to Trigonidiinae at Wikispecies
  • Media related to Trigonidiinae at Wikimedia Commons
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