Mecopodinae

Mecopodinae are a subfamily of bush crickets found in western South America, sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia. In Asia, the distribution includes India, Indochina, Japan, the Philippines, and Malesia to Papua New Guinea and Australasia, including many Pacific islands.^[2][3]

Mecopodinae
Mecopoda nipponensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Ensifera
Infraorder:	Tettigoniidea
Superfamily:	Tettigonioidea
Family:	Tettigoniidae
Subfamily:	Mecopodinae Walker, 1871[1]
Synonyms
(Acrdidoxenini) Mecopodidae Walker, 1871 Mecopodidi Walker, 1871

Mecopodinae are characterized by their leaf-like forms, but are sometimes called "the long-legged katydids".^{[citation needed]} It is a paraphyletic grouping that is part of the Phaneropteroid clade: sister to Phaneropterinae and Pseudophyllinae.^[3] Although as of December 2018^[update], Orthoptera Species File places Mecopodinae within the family Tettigoniidae, the family Phaneropteridae has been recommended for reinstatement,^[4] with subfamilies Mecopodinae, Pseudophyllinae, Phyllophorinae, and Phaneropterinae.

Tribes and genera

As of June 2018^[update], the Orthoptera Species File lists the following tribes and genera:^[2]

Acridoxenini

Auth: Zeuner, 1936 (West Africa)

• Acridoxena White, 1865

Aprosphylini

Auth: Naskrecki, 1994 (southern Africa)

• Aprosphylus Pictet, 1888
• Cedarbergeniana Naskrecki, 1994
• Ewanella Naskrecki, 1994
• Griffiniana Karny, 1910
• Pseudosaga Brancsik, 1898
• Zitsikama Péringuey, 1916

Leproscirtini

Auth: Gorochov, 1988 (equatorial Africa)

• Leproscirtus Karsch, 1891

Arachnacris amboinensis illustration

Unknown Eumecapoda species

Mecopoda elongata

Mecopodini

Auth: Walker, 1871 (Africa, Asia: India through to Australia)

• Afromecopoda Uvarov, 1940 (west and central Africa)
• Anoedopoda Karsch, 1891 (Africa)
• Arachnacris Giebel, 1861 (Malesia)
• Austromecopoda Rentz, Su & Ueshima, 2006 (Australia)^[5]
• Characta Redtenbacher, 1892 (Malesia)
• Eumecopoda Hebard, 1922 (Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Australia)
• Euthypoda Karsch, 1886 (west and central Africa)
• Mecopoda Serville, 1831 (India, China, Korea, Japan, Indochina, Malesia, Melanesia)

Pomatonotini

Auth: Willemse, 1961 (southern Africa)

• Pomatonota Burmeister, 1838

Segestes decoratus

Segestidea novaeguineae

Sexavini

Auth: Karny, 1924 ("Sexavaini" was an orthographical variant) - central Malesia to Australia (not Sumatra or mainland Asia)

• Biroa Bolívar, 1903
• Gressittiella Willemse, 1961
• Leptophyoides Willemse, 1961
• Paraphrictidea Willemse, 1933
• Phrictaeformia Willemse, 1961
• Phrictaetypus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1898
• Phrictidea Bolívar, 1911
• Pseudophrictaetypus Willemse, 1961
• Pseudophyllanax Walker, 1869

subtribe Mossulina Willemse, 1961

(Java to Papua New Guinea and Pacific islands)

• Albertisiella Griffini, 1908
• Dasyphleps Karsch, 1891
• Diaphlebopsis Karny, 1931
• Diaphlebus Karsch, 1891
• Huona Kuthy, 1910
• Mossula Walker, 1869
• Mossuloides Willemse, 1940
• Neodiaphlebus Kästner, 1934
• Ocica Walker, 1869
• Paradiaphlebopsis Kästner, 1934
• Paradiaphlebus Bolívar, 1903
• Paramossula Willemse, 1940

subtribe Sexavina Karny, 1924

(Australasia to the Philippines)

• Segestes Stål, 1877
• Segestidea Bolívar, 1903
• Sexava Walker, 1870

Tabariini

Auth: Braun, Chamorro Rengifo & Morris, 2009 (South America)

• Encentra Redtenbacher, 1892
• Rhammatopoda Redtenbacher, 1892
• Tabaria Walker, 1870

Tribe unallocated

1. Apteroscirtus Karsch, 1891 (Africa)
2. Aulocrania Uvarov, 1940 (Sri Lanka)
3. Charisoma Bolívar, 1903 (Papua New Guinea)
4. Corycoides Uvarov, 1939 (Africa)
5. Elumiana Uvarov, 1940 (Congo)
6. Gymnoscirtus Karsch, 1891 (east Africa)
7. Ityocephala Redtenbacher, 1892 (Pacific islands)
8. Kheilia Bolívar, 1898 (Papua New Guinea)
9. Pachysmopoda Karsch, 1886 (Socotra)
10. Philoscirtus Karsch, 1896 (east Africa)
11. Strongyloderus: S. serraticollis Westwood, 1834 (India)
12. Vetralla Walker, 1869 (Sri Lanka)
13. Zacatula Walker, 1870 (eastern Indonesia)