Explanation of Names
Phaneropterinae Burmeister 1838
Numbers
67 species in 14 genera in our area
(1), >2000 spp. in almost 90 genera total
(2)Identification
Tympana on foretibia exposed; forewings shorter than hindwings
(1)
Overview of genera:
Amblycorypha - 15 spp., e. & c. U.S.
Arethaea - 14 spp., southern
Brachyinsara - 1 sp., CA
Insara - 6 spp., sw U.S.
Inscudderia - 3 spp., se U.S.
Leptophyes - 1 sp., introduced in ne U.S. & Canada from Europe
Microcentrum - 6 spp., most of U.S. except far north
Montezumina - 1 sp., se U.S.
Obolopteryx - 7 spp., sw U.S.
Phaneroptera - 2 spp. of European origin, introduced on the west coast, ne U.S., and so. FL
---no image--- Phrixa - 1 sp., so. FL
Planipollex - 1 sp., so. TX
Platylyra - 1 sp., CA
Stilpnochlora - 1 sp., FL
Turpilia - 1 sp., FL
Turpiliodes - 1 sp., TX, may be spreading
Print References
Tinkham E.R. (1948) Faunistic and ecological studies on the Orthoptera of the Big Bend Region of Trans-Pecos Texas with especial reference to the orthopteran zones and faunae of Midwestern North America. Am Midl Nat 40: 521-663.
