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Nemobiinae
Temporal range: Aptian–Recent
Nemobius sylvestris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Trigonidiidae
Subfamily: Nemobiinae
Saussure, 1877 [1]
Genera
See text
Head of ground cricket
Paranemobius sp.

Nemobiinae is a subfamily of the newly constituted Trigonidiidae,[1] one of the cricket families. The type genus is Nemobius, which includes the wood cricket,[2] but members of this subfamily may also be known as ground crickets or "pygmy field crickets".[citation needed]

Characteristics

Nemobiinae are typically small insects, generally less than 15 mm (0.6 in) long, and less robust than many other crickets (e.g. those in the Gryllidae). The thorax is densely bristled and the abdomen is also bristly. There are four (or sometimes three) pairs of long, movable spines above the tip of the abdomen. The ovipositor varies from being long, straight and needle-like, to short, curved and sabre-like.[3] These crickets have wings of variable lengths and are generally brown, a suitable colour for concealment among the leaf litter and plant bases where they live. They are often active during the day and can be quite common in woodland and pastureland. They are omnivores. There are about two hundred species worldwide.[4]

Tribes and genera

The following tribes and genera are included in subfamily Nemobiinae in the Orthoptera Species File:[1]

Burcini

Auth: Gorochov, 1986; Horn of Africa, Asia

  1. Burcus Gorochov, 1986
  2. Gabusibius Hugel & Desutter-Grandcolas, 2021
  3. Makalapobius Hugel & Desutter-Grandcolas, 2021
  4. Neoburcus Gorochov, 2018
  5. Paraburcus Gorochov, 2018
  6. Paranemobius Saussure, 1877
  7. Speonemobius Chopard, 1924
  8. Taiwanemobius Yang & Chang, 1996

Grylliscini

Auth: Gorochov 1986; central Asia

Lissotrachelini

Auth: Hubbell, 1938; distribution: SE Asia

  1. Lissotrachelus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 c g

Marinemobiini

Auth: Gorochov 1985; East Asia, Australia

Nemobiini

(synonym: Thetellini Otte & Alexander 1983)
Auth: Saussure 1877; South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Pacific

Pteronemobiini

Auth: Vickery, 1973, worldwide distribution

Allonemobius sp.

Incertae sedis

References

  1. ^ a b c "Subfamily Nemobiinae - Saussure, 1877". Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Nemobius sylvestris (Bosc, 1792) – Wood Cricket". Natural History Museum. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  3. ^ DiTerlizzi, Tony (February 21, 2014). "Subfamily Nemobiinae - Ground Crickets". BugGuide. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  4. ^ Capinera, John L. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 1704–1705. ISBN 978-1-4020-6242-1.
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