Tridactylidea
Order of Caelifera
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The infraorder Tridactylidea[1] has a single extant superfamily which includes pygmy mole crickets; they are thought to be sister to all other lineages in the Caelifera, the Orthopteran suborder that includes grasshoppers.[2][3]
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| Tridactylidea | |
|---|---|
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| Tridactylus sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Infraorder: | Tridactylidea Brullé, 1835 |
Superfamilies and families
The infraorder consists of two superfamilies, one living and one extinct; the Orthoptera Species File lists the following:[4]
- †Dzhajloutshelloidea Gorochov, 1994
- †Dzhajloutshellidae Gorochov, 1994
- †Regiatidae Gorochov, 1995
- Tridactyloidea Brullé, 1835
- Cylindrachetidae Giglio-Tos, 1914
- Ripipterygidae Ander, 1939
- Tridactylidae Brullé, 1835
