Nemobiinae

Nemobiinae
Nemobius sylvestris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Family: Gryllidae
Subfamily: Nemobiinae
Saussure, 1877 [1]
Genera
See text
Head of ground cricket
Paranemobius sp.

Nemobiinae is a subfamily of Gryllidae, the true crickets. Members of this subfamily are known as ground crickets or pygmy field crickets.

Characteristics

Ground crickets are small insects, generally less than 12.5 mm (0.5 in) long, and less robust than field crickets, subfamily Gryllinae. The thorax is densely bristled and the abdomen is also bristly. There are four (or sometimes three) pairs of long, movable spines above the tip of the abdomen. The ovipositor varies from being long, straight and needle-like, to short, curved and sabre-like.[2] These crickets have wings of variable lengths and are generally brown, a suitable colour for concealment among the leaf litter and plant bases where they live. They are often active during the day and can be quite common in woodland and pastureland. They are omnivores. There are about two hundred species worldwide.[3]

Tribes and genera

The following tribes and genera are included in subfamily Nemobiinae in the Orthoptera Species File :[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Subfamily Nemobiinae - Saussure, 1877". Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  2. ↑ DiTerlizzi, Tony (2014-02-21). "Subfamily Nemobiinae - Ground Crickets". BugGuide.
  3. ↑ Capinera, John L. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 1704–1705. ISBN 978-1-4020-6242-1.
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