Trigonidium (cricket)


Trigonidium is a large genus of sword-tail crickets, typical of the tribe Trigonidiini. Records of occurrence are from Europe, Africa, tropical Asia, Australia and the Pacific islands; many species endemic to Pacific islands including Hawaii have now been placed in the genus Nudilla.

Subgenera and species

The Orthoptera Species File currently lists five subgenera:
;subgenus Balamara
Auth: Otte & Alexander, 1983 - Australia
  1. Trigonidium albovittatum
  2. Trigonidium gidya
  3. Trigonidium marroo
;subgenus Metioche Trigonidium (Metioche) vittaticolle Stål, 1861
;subgenus Parametioche
  1. Trigonidium rectinerve - Australia
;subgenus Superstes Hugel, 2012
  1. Trigonidium payendeei Hugel, 2012
  2. Trigonidium superba Hugel, 2012

subgenus ''Trigonidium''

Auth: Rambur, 1838 - Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Pacific islands
  1. Trigonidium ahiu
  2. Trigonidium albarum
  3. Trigonidium ammonga
  4. Trigonidium armarina
  5. Trigonidium australianum
  6. Trigonidium basilewskyi
  7. Trigonidium brevipenne
  8. Trigonidium bundilla
  9. Trigonidium canara
  10. Trigonidium canberrae
  11. Trigonidium cicindeloides - type species
  12. Trigonidium erythrocephalum
  13. Trigonidium fuscifrons
  14. Trigonidium goobita
  15. Trigonidium guineense
  16. Trigonidium humbertianum
  17. Trigonidium infuscatum
  18. Trigonidium inopinum
  19. Trigonidium japonicum
  20. Trigonidium killawarra
  21. Trigonidium kundui
  22. Trigonidium lalwinya
  23. Trigonidium lineatifrons
  24. Trigonidium maoricum
  25. Trigonidium meekappa
  26. Trigonidium nigripes
  27. Trigonidium nigritum
  28. Trigonidium novarae
  29. Trigonidium obscuripenne
  30. Trigonidium pallidipenne
  31. Trigonidium pallipes
  32. Trigonidium parinerve
  33. Trigonidium pubescens
  34. Trigonidium rubellonigrum
  35. Trigonidium rubrumoculum
  36. Trigonidium solis
  37. ''Trigonidium vittatum''