Phalangopsinae, occasionally known as "spider crickets", are a subfamily of the cricket

Cricket (insect)

Crickets, family Gryllidae , are insects somewhat related to grasshoppers, and more closely related to katydids or bush crickets . They have somewhat flattened bodies and long antennae. There are about 900 species of crickets...

 family Gryllidae. Members of Phalangopsinae are found worldwide in tropical and subtropical regions. Most species in the subfamily are nocturnal and can be found in rocky areas, near fallen wood, and the understory of forests. Some species are gregarious, gathering in large numbers. Placement of Phalangopsinae in Gryllidae and of genera in Phalangopsinae is controversial, with the group occasionally being considered a separate family or broken up onto other taxons.

Taxonomy

Phalangopsinae

• Aclodae
  • Aclodes
  • Paraclodes
  • Uvaroviella
• Heterogryllini
  • Arachnomimus
  • Aspidogryllus
  • Hemicophus
  • Heterogryllus
  • Hirpinus
  • Howeta
  • Laranda
  • Luzonogryllus
  • Phaeogryllus
  • Phalangacris
  • Phalangopsina
  • Seychellesia
• Luzarini
  • Amphiacusta
  • †Araneagryllus
    Araneagryllus
    Araneagryllus is an extinct monotypic genus of cricket in the subfamily Phalangopsinae with the sole species Araneagryllus dylani. The fossil was recovered in the Dominican Republic from early Miocene Burdigalian stage Dominican amber deposits on the island of Hispaniola...
    
    
  • Arachnopsita
  • Cantrallia
  • Leptopedetes
  • Luzara
  • Longuripes
  • Mayagryllus
  • Nemoricantor
  • Noctivox
  • Prolonguripes
• Neoaclini
  • Acla
  • Aclella
  • Ectecous
  • Kevanacla
  • Neoacla
• Otteiini
  • Cubacophus
  • Otteius
• Phalangopsini
  • Mikluchomaklaia
  • Parendacustes
  • Phalangopsis
  • Philippopsis
• Strogulomorphini
  • Eugryllina
  • Loretana
  • Nigrothema
  • Strogulomorpha
  • Unithema
• incertae sedis
  • Adelosgryllus
  • Anophtalmotes
  • Dambachia
  • Desutteria
  • Ecuazarida
  • Escondacla
  • Hattersleya
  • Kempiola
  • Protathra
  • Yoyuteris
  • Zacla