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

    Leproscirtini

Auth: Gorochov, 1988
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
Auth: Karny, 1924 - central Malesia to Australia
  • Biroa Bolívar, 1903
  • Gressittiella Willemse, 1961
  • Leptophyoides Willemse, 1961
  • Paraphrictidea Willemse, 1933
  • Phrictaeformia Willemse, 1961
  • Phrictaetypus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1898
  • Phrictidea Bolívar, 1911
  • Pseudophrictaetypus Willemse, 1961
  • Pseudophyllanax Walker, 1869
;subtribe Mossulina
  • Albertisiella Griffini, 1908
  • Dasyphleps Karsch, 1891
  • Diaphlebopsis Karny, 1931
  • Diaphlebus Karsch, 1891
  • Huona Kuthy, 1910
  • Mossula Walker, 1869
  • Mossuloides Willemse, 1940
  • Neodiaphlebus Kästner, 1934
  • Ocica Walker, 1869
  • Paradiaphlebopsis Kästner, 1934
  • Paradiaphlebus Bolívar, 1903
  • Paramossula Willemse, 1940
;subtribe Sexavina
  • Segestes Stål, 1877
  • Segestidea Bolívar, 1903
  • Sexava Walker, 1870

    [Tabariini]

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