Subfamily Trigonidiinae - Winged Bush Crickets, Trigs

Classification · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Range · Food · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)

Suborder Ensifera (Long-horned Orthoptera)

Infraorder Gryllidea (Crickets)

Family Trigonidiidae

Subfamily Trigonidiinae (Winged Bush Crickets, Trigs)

Other Common Names

Sword-tail Crickets

Trigs

Leaf-running Crickets

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Trigonidiinae Saussure, 1874

see comments for taxonomic issues

Explanation of Names

Subfamily name from genus Trigonidium Rambur, 1838. This would appear to be from Greek trigonos three-cornered. Common name "trigs" appears to be from the scientific name.

Numbers

19 spp. in 4 genera in North America listed at SINA

Identification

Four genera in the U.S. (1)

Anaxipha - 13 species, brown/tan colored

Falcicula - 1 species, brown/tan colored and very small, with no stridulatory field

Cyrtoxipha - 4 species (3 restricted to FL), greenish colored

Phyllopalpus - 1 species, bright black and red

Range

TX-FL, north to MA

Food

Feed on a wide range of food including leaves, flowers, insect eggs, and small insects (2)

Remarks

Moved from family Trigonidiidae at BugGuide on 31 January 2008. Placement in family Gryllidae follows the classification used in the Orthoptera Species File here; see Taxonomy Proposals forum topic on "Orthoptera" here.

Moved back to under its own family 2 December 2022 as per that same discussion, and the revised classification at OSF.

Internet References

classification plus common names reference, synonyms, included taxa, literature citations (Orthoptera Species File)

Works Cited

1.	Singing Insects of North America

2.	Guide to Night-Singing Insects of the Northeast Michael DiGiorgio & John Himmelman. 2009. Stackpole Books.

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Robin McLeod, Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, metrioptera
Last updated 2 December, 2022 - 8:26am

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