Mecopodinae


Mecopodinae are a subfamily of bush crickets found in western South America, sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia. In Asia, the distribution includes India, Indochina, Japan, the Philippines, and Malesia to Papua New Guinea and Australasia, including many Pacific islands.
Mecopodinae are characterized by their leaf-like forms, but are sometimes called "the long-legged katydids". It is a paraphyletic grouping that is part of the Phaneropteroid clade: sister to Phaneropterinae and Pseudophyllinae. Although as of 2018, Orthoptera Species File places Mecopodinae within the family Tettigoniidae, the family Phaneropteridae has been recommended for reinstatement, with subfamilies Mecopodinae, Pseudophyllinae, Phyllophorinae, and Phaneropterinae.

Tribes and genera

, the Orthoptera Species File lists the following tribes and genera:

Acridoxenini

Auth: Zeuner, 1936 Acridoxena White, 1865

[Aprosphylini]

Auth: Naskrecki, 1994 Aprosphylus Pictet, 1888Cedarbergeniana Naskrecki, 1994Ewanella Naskrecki, 1994Griffiniana Karny, 1910Pseudosaga Brancsik, 1898Zitsikama Péringuey, 1916

Leproscirtini

Auth: Gorochov, 1988 Leproscirtus Karsch, 1891

[Mecopodini]

Auth: Walker, 1871 Afromecopoda Uvarov, 1940 Anoedopoda Karsch, 1891 Arachnacris Giebel, 1861 Austromecopoda Rentz, Su & Ueshima, 2006 Characta Redtenbacher, 1892 Eumecopoda Hebard, 1922 Euthypoda Karsch, 1886 Mecopoda Serville, 1831

Pomatonotini

Auth: Willemse, 1961 Pomatonota Burmeister, 1838

[Sexavini]

Auth: Karny, 1924 - central Malesia to Australia Biroa Bolívar, 1903Gressittiella Willemse, 1961Leptophyoides Willemse, 1961Paraphrictidea Willemse, 1933Phrictaeformia Willemse, 1961Phrictaetypus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1898Phrictidea Bolívar, 1911Pseudophrictaetypus Willemse, 1961Pseudophyllanax Walker, 1869
;subtribe Mossulina Albertisiella Griffini, 1908Dasyphleps Karsch, 1891Diaphlebopsis Karny, 1931Diaphlebus Karsch, 1891Huona Kuthy, 1910Mossula Walker, 1869Mossuloides Willemse, 1940Neodiaphlebus Kästner, 1934Ocica Walker, 1869Paradiaphlebopsis Kästner, 1934 Paradiaphlebus Bolívar, 1903Paramossula Willemse, 1940
;subtribe Sexavina Segestes Stål, 1877Segestidea Bolívar, 1903Sexava Walker, 1870

[Tabariini]

Auth: Braun, Chamorro Rengifo & Morris, 2009 Encentra Redtenbacher, 1892Rhammatopoda Redtenbacher, 1892Tabaria Walker, 1870

Tribe unallocated

  1. Apteroscirtus Karsch, 1891
  2. Aulocrania Uvarov, 1940
  3. Charisoma Bolívar, 1903
  4. Corycoides Uvarov, 1939
  5. Elumiana Uvarov, 1940
  6. Gymnoscirtus Karsch, 1891
  7. Ityocephala Redtenbacher, 1892
  8. Kheilia Bolívar, 1898
  9. Pachysmopoda Karsch, 1886
  10. Philoscirtus Karsch, 1896
  11. Strongyloderus: S. serraticollis Westwood, 1834
  12. Vetralla Walker, 1869
  13. Zacatula Walker, 1870