Ephippigerini

Ephippigerini
Ephippiger ephippiger
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Bradyporinae
Tribe: Ephippigerini
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878
Synonyms
  • Ephippigeridae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878
  • Ephippigerinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878

The Ephippigerini are a tribe of bush crickets in the subfamily Bradyporinae, erected by Brunner von Wattenwyl in 1878. Species, including the typical Ephippiger ephippiger are sometimes called "saddle-backed bush crickets": they have been recorded from mainland Europe (not the British Isles or Scandinavia), North Africa and the Horn of Africa.

Genera

The Orthoptera Species File lists:

  1. Afrosteropleurus Barat, 2012
  2. Albarracinia Barat, 2012 - monotypic Albarracinia zapaterii (Bolívar, 1877)
  3. Baetica Bolivar, I., 1903 - monotypic Baetica ustulata (Rambur, 1839)
  4. Baratia Llucià Pomares, 2021 - monotypic Baratia sari Llucià Pomares, 2021
  5. Callicrania Bolívar, 1898
  6. Coracinotus Barat, 2012
  7. Corsteropleurus Barat, 2012 - monotypic Corsteropleurus chopardi (Ebner, 1938)
  8. Dinarippiger Skejo, Kasalo, Fontana & Tvrtković, 2023 - monotypic Dinarippiger discoidalis (Fieber, 1853)
  9. Ephippiger Berthold, 1827
  10. Ephippigerida Bolivar, 1903
  11. Lluciapomaresius Barat, 2012
  12. Lucasinova Barat, 2012 - monotypic Lucasinova nigromarginata (Lucas, 1849)
  13. Neocallicrania Pfau, 1996
  14. Parasteropleurus Barat, 2012
  15. Platystolus Bolivar, I., 1878
  16. Praephippigera Bolivar, 1903
  17. Sabaterpia Barat, 2012
  18. Sorapagus Barat, 2012 - monotypic Sorapagus catalaunicus (Bolívar, 1898)
  19. Steropleurus Bolivar, 1878
  20. Synephippius Navás, 1905 - monotypic Synephippius obvius (Navás, 1904)
  21. Uromenus Bolivar, 1878

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