Cachoplistinae

The Cachoplistinae^[1] is a subfamily of crickets (Orthoptera: Ensifera) of the family Phalangopsidae; they are sometimes called beetle crickets or bell crickets. Species are terrestrial, carnivorous or omnivorous and can be found in: Africa, tropical Asia, Korea and Japan.^[2]

Cachoplistinae
Meloimorpha japonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Ensifera
Infraorder:	Gryllidea
Superfamily:	Grylloidea
Family:	Phalangopsidae
Subfamily:	Cachoplistinae Saussure, 1877
Synonyms
Cachoplistidae Saussure, 1877 Cachoplistites Saussure, 1877 Cacoplistinae Beier & Heikertinger, 1954 Homoeogryllinae Gorochov, 1986

Nomenclature

The names for this subfamily and the tribe Cachoplistini, are based on Saussure's (1877) genus "Cachoplistus" and priority for family-group names based on his use of "Cachoplistites". The agreed type genus is Cacoplistes, but "Cacoplistinae" has been superseded; the first use of Cachoplistinae was by Chopard (1968).^[2]

Tribes and Genera

The Orthoptera Species File^[2] lists two tribes:

Cachoplistini Saussure, 1877

• Cacoplistes Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1873

Homoeogryllini

Authority: Gorochov, 1986

• Homoeogryllus Guérin-Méneville, 1847
• Meloimorpha Walker, 1870