Conocephalinae

Conocephalinae,^[2] meaning "conical head", is an Orthopteran subfamily in the family Tettigoniidae.

Genera

The Orthoptera Species File lists the following subtribes and genera:^[3]

Tribe Agraeciini

female nymph of Lesina karnyi

Macroxiphus sp. (ant mimic)

Mostly South America, Africa, South-East Asia and Australia; Auth: Redtenbacher, 1891

• subtribe Agraeciina Redtenbacher, 1891
  • Agraecia Serville, 1831
• subtribe Eumegalodontina Brongniart, 1892
  • Lesina Walker, 1869
• subtribe Liarina Ingrisch, 1998
  • Labugama Henry, 1932
  • Liara Redtenbacher, 1891
  • Macroxiphus Pictet, 1888
• subtribe Oxylakina Ingrisch, 1998
  • Oxylakis Redtenbacher, 1891
• subtribe Salomonina Brongniart, 1897
  • Salomona Blanchard, 1853
• subtribe undetermined (many genera)
  • Coptaspis Redtenbacher, 1891

Tribe Armadillagraeciini

Australia; Auth: Rentz, Su & Ueshima, 2012^[3]

1. Armadillagraecia Rentz, Su, Ueshima & Robinson, 2010
2. Kapalgagraecia Rentz, Su, Ueshima & Robinson, 2010
3. Lichenagraecia Rentz, Su & Ueshima, 2012

Tribe Cestrophorini

South America; Auth: Gorochov, 2015^[3]

1. Acanthacara Scudder, 1869
2. Cestrophorus Redtenbacher, 1891

Tribe Coniungopterini

Mostly South America and Australia; Auth: Rentz & Gurney, 1985^[3]

1. Coniungoptera Rentz & Gurney, 1985
2. Metholce Walker, 1871
3. Veria Walker, 1869

Tribe Conocephalini

Auth: Burmeister, 1838

Orhelimum pulchellum

subtribe Karniellina Hemp & Heller, 2010 (Africa)

• Acanthoscirtes Hemp, 2012
• Chortoscirtes Hemp, 2010
• Fulvoscirtes Hemp, 2012
• Karniella Rehn, 1914
• Melanoscirtes Hemp, 2010
• Naskreckiella Ünal, 2005
• Phlesirtes Bolívar, 1922

subtribe not placed (global distribution)

• Conanalus Tinkham, 1943
• Conocephalus Thunberg, 1815^[4]
  • subgenus Amurocephalus Storozhenko, 2004: A. chinensis (Redtenbacher, 1891)
  • subgenus Anisoptera Latreille, 1829
  • subgenus Aphauropus: A. leptopterus Rehn & Hebard, 1915
  • subgenus Chloroxiphidion Hebard, 1922
  • subgenus Conocephalus Thunberg, 1815
  • subgenus Dicellurina Rehn & Hebard, 1938
  • subgenus Megalotheca Karny, 1907
  • subgenus Opeastylus Rehn & Hebard, 1915
  • subgenus Perissacanthus Rehn & Hebard, 1915
• Elasmometopus Chopard, 1952
• Enoplocephalacris Chopard, 1952
• Euxiphidion Bruner, 1915
• Fatuhivella Hebard, 1935
• Lipotactomimus Naskrecki, 2000
• Luzoniella Karny, 1926
• Nukuhivella Hebard, 1935
• Odontoxiphidium Morse, 1901
• Orchelimum Serville, 1838
• Paulianacris Chopard, 1952
• Thyridorhoptrum Rehn & Hebard, 1915
• Tympanotriba Piza, 1971 - monotypic: T. vittata Piza, 1971
• Xiphelimum Caudell, 1906 - monotypic: X. amplipennis Caudell, 1906

Tribe Copiphorini

Worldwide; Auth: Karny 1912; selected genera:

Copiphora rhinoceros female

• Banza Walker, 1870
• Belocephalus Scudder, 1875
• Copiphora Serville, 1831
• Euconocephalus Karny, 1907
• Lanista Bolívar, 1890
• Moncheca Walker, 1869
• Neoconocephalus Karny, 1907
• Panacanthus Walker, 1869
• Pseudorhynchus Serville, 1838
• Pyrgocorypha Stål, 1873
• Ruspolia Schulthess Schindler, 1898
• Xestophrys Redtenbacher, 1891

Tribe Euconchophorini

Madagascar; Auth: Gorochov, 1988^[3]

1. Amblylakis Redtenbacher, 1891
2. Colossopus Saussure, 1899
3. Euconchophora Brongniart, 1897
4. Malagasopus Ünal & Beccaloni, 2017
5. Odontolakis Redtenbacher, 1891
6. Oncodopus Brongniart, 1897

Tribe undetermined

1. Ebneria Karny, 1920 - China^[3]
2. Elasmometopus Chopard, 1952 - Madagascar
3. Graminofolium Nickle, 2007 - Neotropical
4. Nemoricultrix Mello-Leitão, 1940 - Neotropical
5. Paulianacris Chopard, 1952 - Madagascar

References

• Gorochov, A.V., 2011: Taxonomy of the katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from east Asia and adjacent islands. Communication 2. Far Eastern Entomologist 227: 1-12.
• Ingrisch, S. 2015. A revision of the Axylus group of Agraeciini (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae) and of some other species formerly included in Nicsara or Anthracites Revision of the Indo-Australian Conocephalinae, part 3. Zootaxa 4046 (1): 1–308. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4046.1.1