Bradyporinae

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The Bradyporinae are a subfamily in the family Tettigoniidae (bush crickets or katydids), based on the type genus Bradyporus. First described as a family, "Bradyporidae" (Burmeister, H., 1838), the first use as Bradyporinae was by Brunner von Wattenwyl in 1878.[1]

Bradyporinae
Ephippiger perforatus female with spermatophore
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Bradyporinae
Burmeister, 1838
Synonyms
  • Bradyporidae Burmeister, 1838
  • Bradyporites Burmeister, 1838
  • Callimenidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882
  • Pycnogastrinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882

Genera in this subfamily are mostly distributed in Europe, North Africa, through to temperate/subtropical Asia.[2]

Tribes and genera

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Bradyporini

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Auth.: Burmeister, 1838; distribution: N. Africa, Europe, western Asia

  1. Bradyporus Charpentier, 1825
  2. Pycnogaster Graells, 1851

Auth.: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 - selected genera:

Zichyini

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Auth.: Bolivar I, 1901; distribution: Asia (mostly temperate)

  1. Damalacantha Bei-Bienko, 1951
  2. Deracantha Fischer von Waldheim, 1833
  3. Deracanthella Bolivar, I., 1901
  4. Deracanthina Bei-Bienko, 1951
  5. Zichya Bolivar, I., 1901

References

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  1. ^ Brunner von Wattenwyl C (1878) Monographie der Phaneropteriden 11.
  2. ^ Orthoptera Species File (retrieved 28 January 2019)