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Conocephalinae

Subfamily of cricket-like animals From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Conocephalinae,[2] meaning "conical head", is an Orthopteran subfamily in the family Tettigoniidae.

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Conocephalinae
Female long winged conehead (Conocephalus fuscus), Cople, Bedfordshire.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Superfamily: Tettigonioidea
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Conocephalinae
Kirby & Spence, 1826
Tribes and genera

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Synonyms
  • Conocephalidae Kirby & Spence, 1826
  • Conocephalidi Burmeister, 1838[1]
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Genera

The Orthoptera Species File lists the following subtribes and genera:[3]

Tribe Agraeciini

female nymph of Lesina karnyi
Macroxiphus sp. (ant mimic)

Mostly South America, Africa, South-East Asia and Australia; Auth: Redtenbacher, 1891

  • subtribe Agraeciina Redtenbacher, 1891
    • Agraecia Serville, 1831
  • subtribe Eumegalodontina Brongniart, 1892
  • subtribe Liarina Ingrisch, 1998
  • subtribe Oxylakina Ingrisch, 1998
    • Oxylakis Redtenbacher, 1891
  • subtribe Salomonina Brongniart, 1897
    • Salomona Blanchard, 1853
  • subtribe undetermined (many genera)

Tribe Armadillagraeciini

Australia; Auth: Rentz, Su & Ueshima, 2012[3]

  1. Armadillagraecia Rentz, Su, Ueshima & Robinson, 2010
  2. Kapalgagraecia Rentz, Su, Ueshima & Robinson, 2010
  3. Lichenagraecia Rentz, Su & Ueshima, 2012

Tribe Cestrophorini

South America; Auth: Gorochov, 2015[3]

  1. Acanthacara Scudder, 1869
  2. Cestrophorus Redtenbacher, 1891

Tribe Coniungopterini

Mostly South America and Australia; Auth: Rentz & Gurney, 1985[3]

  1. Coniungoptera Rentz & Gurney, 1985
  2. Metholce Walker, 1871
  3. Veria Walker, 1869

Tribe Conocephalini

Auth: Burmeister, 1838

Orchelimum pulchellum
Meadow katydid in Hawaii
subtribe Karniellina Hemp & Heller, 2010 (Africa)
  • Acanthoscirtes Hemp, 2012
  • Chortoscirtes Hemp, 2010
  • Fulvoscirtes Hemp, 2012
  • Karniella Rehn, 1914
  • Melanoscirtes Hemp, 2010
  • Naskreckiella Ünal, 2005
  • Phlesirtes Bolívar, 1922
subtribe not placed (global distribution)
  • Conanalus Tinkham, 1943
  • Conocephalus Thunberg, 1815[4]
  • Elasmometopus Chopard, 1952
  • Enoplocephalacris Chopard, 1952
  • Euxiphidion Bruner, 1915
  • Fatuhivella Hebard, 1935
  • Lipotactomimus Naskrecki, 2000
  • Luzoniella Karny, 1926
  • Nukuhivella Hebard, 1935
  • Odontoxiphidium Morse, 1901
  • Orchelimum Serville, 1838
  • Paulianacris Chopard, 1952
  • Thyridorhoptrum Rehn & Hebard, 1915
  • Tympanotriba Piza, 1971 - monotypic: T. vittata Piza, 1971
  • Xiphelimum Caudell, 1906 - monotypic: X. amplipennis Caudell, 1906

Tribe Copiphorini

Worldwide; Auth: Karny 1912; selected genera:

Copiphora rhinoceros female

Tribe Euconchophorini

Madagascar; Auth: Gorochov, 1988[3]

  1. Amblylakis Redtenbacher, 1891
  2. Colossopus Saussure, 1899
  3. Euconchophora Brongniart, 1897
  4. Malagasopus Ünal & Beccaloni, 2017
  5. Odontolakis Redtenbacher, 1891
  6. Oncodopus Brongniart, 1897

Tribe undetermined

  1. Ebneria Karny, 1920 - China[3]
  2. Elasmometopus Chopard, 1952 - Madagascar
  3. Graminofolium Nickle, 2007 - Neotropical
  4. Nemoricultrix Mello-Leitão, 1940 - Neotropical
  5. Paulianacris Chopard, 1952 - Madagascar

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