Mogoplistidae is a family of scaly crickets and allies within the superfamily Grylloidea.Insect Information Database Considered to be monophyletic, a sister taxon to the Gryllidae crickets. This family consists of more than 370 species worldwide;Species Database 20 species in 4 genera occur in North America and this family includes the scaly crickets of Europe.
Subfamilies, Tribes and selected Genera The Orthoptera Species File lists the following:*Orthoptera Species File
Malgasiinae Auth.: Gorochov 1984; distribution: Madagascar and Indian Ocean islands Malgasia Uvarov, 1940
Mogoplistinae Auth.: Brunner von Wattenwyl 1873
tribe Arachnocephalini Gorochov 1984 Apterornebius Ingrisch, 2006 Arachnocephalus Costa, 1855 Bothromogoplistes Gorochov, 2020 Cycloptiloides Sjöstedt, 1909 Cycloptilum Scudder, 1869 Discophallus Gorochov, 2009 Ectatoderus Guérin-Méneville, 1847 Ornebius Guérin-Méneville, 1844 Pseudomogoplistes Gorochov, 1984 †Archornebius †Pseudarachnocephalus Gorochov, 2010 tribe Mogoplistini Brunner von Wattenwyl 1873 Biama Otte & Alexander, 1983 Collendina Otte & Alexander, 1983 Derectaotus Chopard, 1936 Eucycloptilum Chopard, 1935 Gotvendia Bolívar, 1927 Hoplosphyrum Rehn & Hebard, 1912 Kalyra Otte & Alexander, 1983 Kiah Otte & Alexander, 1983 Marinna Otte & Alexander, 1983 Microgryllus Philippi, 1863 Micrornebius Chopard, 1969 Mogoplistes Serville, 1838 Musgravia Otte, 1994 Oligacanthopus Rehn & Hebard, 1912 Pachyornebius Chopard, 1969 Paramogoplistes Gorochov, 1984 Pongah Otte & Alexander, 1983 Talia Otte & Alexander, 1983 Terraplistes Ingrisch, 2006 Tubarama Yamasaki, 1985 Yarabina Otte, 1994
†Protomogoplistinae †Protomogoplistes Gorochov, 2010 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
Ecology These crickets have a worldwide distribution: especially in tropical/subtropical environments near water. Like many other crickets, they are omnivorous scavengers and will eat fungi, plant material, and other insects. Members of this family are distinguished from closely related families by the scales that covers their abdomen and parts of their thorax and resemble those of Lepidoptera.
History The family was originally described by Brunner von Wattenwyl in 1873, but a genus (mogoplistes) was described earlier, 1838, by Serville and was the basis for the family nomenclature. Mogoplistidae has three subfamilies: Mogoplistinae, Malgasiinae and Protomogoplistinae. Little work has been completed to classify and describe these crickets although work has been done on their acoustic development and identification of new characters.Species Classification
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