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, winged bush crickets or trigs.
Tribes and genera The Orthoptera Species FileOrthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 3 February 2019) lists:
Phylloscyrtini Auth.: Chopard, 1968; distribution: Americas Cranistus Phyllopalpus Phylloscyrtus
Trigonidiini Auth.: Saussure, 1874; Worldwide distribution (except Antarctica)Orthoptera Species File: tribe Trigonidiini Saussure, 1874 (retrieved 15 November 2025)
†Abanaxipha Amusurgus Anacyrtoxipha - monotypic A. albotibialis - E. Africa Anaxipha Anaxiphomorpha Cyrtoxipha - Americas Cyrtoxiphoides Dolichoxipha – Australia Estrellina- monotypic E. rehni Falcicula - monotypic F. hebardi Flospes Hebardinella - monotypic H. americana Homoeoxipha Hydropedeticus - monotypic H. vitiensis - Fiji Jarmilaxipha - monotypic J. ecuadorica - Galapagos Is. Lobeda Macroanaxipha Metiochodes Natula Nudilla (synonym Laupala ) Paratrigonidium Prolaupala Rhicnogryllus Sectus Svistella Symphyloxiphus - S. America Trigonidium includes subgenus Metioche and Trigonidomorpha Zarceomorpha - monotypic Z. abdita Zarceus Zudella
Tribe incertae sedis
Anele (cricket) Fijixipha Kadavuxipha Levuxipha Minutixipha Myrmegryllus Nanixipha Nausorixipha Savuxipha Tavukixipha Vanuaxipha Veisarixipha Vitixipha Vudaxipha
Fossil genera †Abanaxipha †Grossoxipha †Proanaxipha
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