Trigonidiinae is a subfamily of insects in the order Orthoptera, suborder Ensifera, based on the type genus Trigonidium. They are often referred to as sword-tail crickets,[1] winged bush crickets or trigs.[2]

Trigonidiinae
Trigonidium cicindeloides male
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Trigonidiidae
Subfamily: Trigonidiinae
Saussure, 1870
Diversity
>40 genera. See text.

Tribes and genera

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The Orthoptera Species File[3] lists:

Auth.: Chopard, 1968; distribution: Americas

Trigonidiini

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Auth.: Saussure, 1874; Worldwide distribution (except Antarctica)

 
Anaxipha exigua female[4]

References

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  1. ^ Kim, Tae-Woo (2013), "A Taxonomic Review of the Sword-tailed Cricket Subfamily Trigonidiinae (Orthoptera: Ensifera: Gryllidae)", Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity, 29 (1): 74–83, doi:10.5635/ASED.2013.29.1.74
  2. ^ "Subfamily Trigonidiinae - Winged Bush Crickets, Trigs", BugGuide, retrieved 2016-10-25
  3. ^ Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 3 February 2019)
  4. ^ Cirrus Digital Say's Trig Cricket - Anaxipha exigua
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