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Prophalangopsidae

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Prophalangopsidae
Temporal range: Permian to Recent Permian–Recent
Cyphoderris buckelli
Pycnophlebia speciosa, a Jurassic species
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Superfamily: Hagloidea
Family: Prophalangopsidae
Kirby, 1906
Genera

Extant genera:
Aboilomimus
Cyphoderris
Paracyphoderris
Prophalangopsis
Tarragoilus

The family Prophalangopsidae (formerly known sometimes as Haglidae and the only extant taxon in the superfamily Hagloidea) are insects belonging to the order Orthoptera. There is only one extant genus in North America, where they are known as grigs, four genera in Asia, and many extinct genera (see below).

The closest living relatives to the Prophalangopsidae are the family Tettigoniidae (katydids or bush-crickets), but the evolutionary split occurred more than 230 million years ago in the Permian.[1][2]

The female of the species consumes the wings of the male during mating.[3]

Subfamilies and Genera

The Orthoptera Species File lists the following:[4]

External links

References

  1. ^ "Family Prophalangopsidae hump-winged grigs". Retrieved 31 Dec 2014.
  2. ^ "Family Prophalangopsidae (hump-winged grigs) in North America north of Mexico". Retrieved 31 Dec 2014.
  3. ^ "The First Time". National Geographic. 227 (1): 20. January 2015.
  4. ^ Orthoptera Species File: Prophalangopsidae Kirby, 1906 (retrieved 5 January 2018)