Phaneropterinae

Phaneropterinae
Female Phaneroptera nana
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Ensifera
Family:	Tettigoniidae
Subfamily:	Phaneropterinae Burmeister, 1838[1]
Synonyms
Amblycoryphae Scudder, 1897 Phaneropteridae Burmeister, 1838

The Phaneropterinae, the sickle-bearing bush crickets or leaf katydids, are a subfamily of insects within the family Tettigoniidae.^[2][3] Nearly 2,060 species in 85 genera throughout the world are known.^{[citation needed]} They are also known as false katydids^[4] or round-headed katydids.^[2]

The name Phaneropterinae is based upon the Old World genus Phaneroptera (type species P. falcata), meaning "visible wing";^[5] this refers to the exposed tips of the inner wings seen in many species, although some genera, notably in the tribes Barbitistini and Odonturini have become brachypterous.

Description[]

The legs of individuals in this subfamily vary from genus to genus, but, as in nearly all Orthoptera, the posterior (rear) legs are adapted to leaping, and as such are always much longer than other legs.

The Phaneropterinae are largely arboreal in habitat.^[2] The vast majority of species live in shrubs and trees, feeding on leaves and twigs.^[2] Some species might potentially cause significant damage, though usually superficial, when present in large numbers, but this is rare; they usually are solitary, unlike meadow grasshoppers, so much so that they seldom come to human notice.^[2]

The ovipositor and male genitalia vary according to the genus. The Phaneropterinae differ from other subfamilies of Tettigoniidae (and other Orthoptera) in their oviposition; their eggs are rarely deposited in the earth, but are either glued in double rows to twigs, or are inserted in the edges of leaves.^[2]

Taxonomy[]

The subfamily Phaneropterinae was first erected in 1838 by German zoologist Hermann Burmeister.^[3] As of January 2019, Orthoptera Species File lists the following tribes, subtribes, genus groups, and genera.^[3]

Acrometopini[]

Auth.: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 – Europe, the Middle East, Africa

• Acrometopa Fieber, 1853
• Hemp, Voje, Heller & Hemp, 2010
• Karsch, 1887
• Schaum, 1853
• Ragge, 1960
• Karsch, 1889
• Hemp, 2017
• Ragge, 1960
• Hemp, 2017

Amblycoryphini[]

Auth.: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 – Americas, Africa

Barbitistini[]

Auth.: Jacobson, 1905 – Europe to central Asia

Catoptropterigini[]

Auth.: Massa, 2016 – Africa

• Karsch, 1890
• Massa, 2016

Ducetiini[]

Auth.: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 – Africa, India, China, Indochina to Australia

• Abaxisotima Gorochov, 2005
• Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1891
• Ducetia Stål, 1874
• Matsumura & Shiraki, 1908
• Walker, 1870
• Paraducetia Gorochov & Kang, 2002
• Willemse, 1923
• Prohimerta Hebard, 1922
• Shirakisotima Furukawa, 1963
• Shi, 2002

Dysoniini[]

Auth.: Rehn, 1950 – tropical Americas

Ectemnini[]

Auth.: Cadena-Castañeda, 2015 – tropical Americas

• Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878
• Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878

Elimaeini[]

Auth.: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1891 – Asia

• Ectadia Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878
• Elimaea Stål, 1874
• Hemielimaea Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878
• Orthelimaea Karny, 1926

Holochlorini[]

Auth.: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 – Africa, Asia-Pacific

Insarini[]

Auth.: Rehn, & Hebard, 1914 – tropical & subtropical Americas

• Arethaea Stål, 1876
• Brachyinsara Rehn & Hebard, 1914
• Insara Walker, 1869
• Hebard, 1932

Kevaniellini[]

Auth.: Massa, 2017 – eastern Africa

• Chopard, 1954

Letanini[]

Auth.: Hebard, 1922 – Asia

• Himertula Uvarov, 1940
• Letana Walker, 1869

Microcentrini[]

Auth.: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 – Americas

Mirolliini[]

Auth.: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 – Asia

• Ingrisch, 2011
• Deflorita Bolívar, 1906
• Ingrisch, 2011
• Hueikaeana Ingrisch, 1998
• Mirollia Stål, 1873

Morgeniini[]

Auth.: Karsch, 1890 - central and western Africa

• Sjöstedt, 1902
• Karsch, 1890

Odonturini[]

Auth.: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 – Americas, Iberian peninsula, Africa, Pacific islands

Otiaphysini[]

Auth.: Karsch, 1889 - Africa

• Walker, 1870
• Karsch, 1890
• Karsch, 1896
• Karsch, 1890

Pardalotini[]

Auth.: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 - Africa

• Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878
• Poecilogramma Karsch, 1887

Percynini[]

Auth.: Cadena-Castañeda, 2015 – South America

• Grant, 1964
• Walker, 1869

Phaneropterini[]

Auth.: Burmeister, 1838 – distributed worldwide

Phlaurocentrini[]

Auth.: Karsch, 1889 – Africa

• Buettneria Karsch, 1889
• Chopard, 1954
• Karsch, 1889

Phyllopterini[]

Auth.: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878

Plagiopleurini[]

Auth.: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 – South America

• Saussure, 1859
• Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878
• Stål, 1873

Plangiopsidini[]

Auth.: Cadena-Castañeda, 2015 – Africa

• Bolívar, 1906
• Karsch, 1889

Poreuomenini[]

Auth.: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 – Africa

• Karsch, 1893
• Massa, 2018
• Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878

Preussiini[]

Auth.: Karsch, 1890 – Africa

• Karsch, 1896
• Karsch, 1890
• Karsch, 1888

Pycnopalpini[]

Auth.: Cadena-Castañeda, 2014 – Central and South America

Scudderiini[]

Auth.: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 – Americas

Steirodontini[]

Auth.: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 – South America

• Rehn, 1917
• Cadena-Castañeda, Mendes & Alves-Oliveira, 2016
• Cadena-Castañeda, 2016
• Serville, 1831
• Stilpnochlora Stål, 1873

Terpnistrini[]

Auth.: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 – Africa, Sri Lanka

• Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878
• Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1891
• Stål, 1873
• Ragge, 1980
• Karsch, 1896

Trigonocoryphini[]

Auth.: Bei-Bienko, 1954 – Middle East, India, Malaysia

• Karsch, 1889
• Karsch, 1889
• Stål, 1873

Tylopsidini[]

Auth.: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 – Africa, Europe, Middle East, western Asia

• Tylopsis Fieber, 1853

Vossiini[]

Auth.: Cadena-Castañeda, 2015 – Africa, Asia

Zeuneriini[]

Auth.: Karsh, 1890 - tropical Africa

• Karsch, 1892
• Zeuneria Karsch, 1889

Genus groups[]

Subtribe Trachyzulphina Gorochov, 2014 – China, Indochina, Malesia

• Trachyzulpha Dohrn, 1892

Genus groups include:

Incertae sedis[]

These genera have not been placed in a tribe:

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Phaneropterinae at Wikimedia Commons