Prophalangopsidae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Ordo: Orthoptera
Subordo: Ensifera
Superfamilia: Hagloidea

Familia: Prophalangopsidae
Subfamiliae: Cyphoderrinae - Prophalangopsinae - †Aboilinae - †Chifengiinae - †Protaboilinae - †Termitidiinae - †Tettohaglinae - Unassigned
Name

Prophalangopsidae Caudell, 1911
Synonyms

Aboilidae

References

Gorochov, A.V. 2003: New data on taxonomy and evolution of fossil and Recent Prophalangopsidae (Orthoptera: Hagloidea). Acta zoologica cracoviensia, 46 (suppl.– Fossil Insects): 117–127. PDF
Gu, J.-J.; Qiao, G.-X.; Ren, D. 2010: Revision and new taxa of fossil Prophalangopsidae (Orthoptera: Ensifera). Journal of Orthoptera research, 19: 41–56. DOI: 10.1665/034.019.0110
Liu, X.; Zhou, M.; Bi, W.; Tang, L. 2009: New data on taxonomy of recent Prophalangopsidae (Orthoptera: Hagloidea). Zootaxa, 2026: 53–62. Abstract & excerpt

Vernacular names
English: Grigs

The family Prophalangopsidae are insects belonging to the order Orthoptera. They are the only extant members of the superfamily Hagloidea. There is only one extant genus in North America, where they are known as grigs, four genera in Asia, and many extinct genera (see below).

The closest living relatives to the Prophalangopsidae are the family Tettigoniidae (katydids or bush-crickets), but the evolutionary split occurred more than 230 million years ago in the Permian.[1][2]

The female of the species consumes the wings of the male during mating.[3]

Haglidae is often used as a synonym of the family,[4] but is used to refer to a distinct grouping of extinct hagloids by paleontologists.[5]
Subfamilies and genera

The Orthoptera Species File lists the following:[6]

Cyphoderrinae Gorochov 1988
Cyphoderris Uhler, 1864 (NW America)
Paracyphoderris Storozhenko, 1980 (Siberia)
Prophalangopsinae Kirby, 1906
Aboilomimus Gorochov, 2001 (China)
Prophalangopsis Walker, 1871 (Indian subcontinent)
Tarragoilus Gorochov, 2001 (China)
†Jurassobatea Zeuner, 1937 Solnhofen Limestone, Germany, Late Jurassic (Tithonian)
†Mesoprophalangopsis Hong, 1986 Haifanggou Formation, China, Middle Jurassic (Callovian)
†Palaeorehnia Cockerell, 1908 Florissant Formation, United States, Eocene
†Zalmonites Handlirsch, 1906 Green Series, Germany, Early Jurassic (Toarcian)
†Aboilinae Martynov 1925
†Aboilus Martynov, 1925
†Allaboilus Ren & Meng, 2006
†Angustaboilus Li, Ren & Meng, 2007
†Apsataboilus Gorochov, 1990
†Bacharaboilus Gorochov, 1988
†Baissaboilus Gorochov, 1996
†Brunneus Hong, 1983
†Circulaboilus Li, Ren & Wang, 2007
†Flexaboilus Li, Ren & Meng, 2007
†Furcaboilus Li, Ren & Wang, 2007
†Karatailus Gorochov, 1996
†Notohagla Johns, 1996
†Novaboilus Li, Ren & Meng, 2007
†Pamphagopsis Martynov, 1925
†Procyrtophyllites Zeuner, 1935
†Prophalangopseides Sharov, 1968
†Pseudohagla Sharov, 1962
†Pycnophlebia Deichmuller, 1886
†Sigmaboilus Fang, Zhang, Wang & Zhang, 2007
†Sunoprophalangopsis Hong, 1982
†Tettaboilus Gorochov, 1988
†Utanaboilus Gorochov, 1990
†Chifengiinae Hong, 1982
†Aenigmoilus Gorochov, Jarzembowski & Coram, 2006
†Aethehagla Meng & Ren, 2006
†Ashanga Zherikhin, 1985
†Ashangopsis Lin, Huang & Nel, 2008
†Chifengia Hong, 1982
†Grammohagla Meng & Ren, 2006
†Habrohagla Ren, Lu, Guo & Ji, 1995
†Hebeihagla Hong, 1982
†Parahagla Sharov, 1968
†Protaboilinae Gorochov 1995
†Protaboilus Gorochov, 1988
†Termitidiinae Zeuner 1939
†Agrionidium Westwood, 1854
†Mesogryllus Handlirsch, 1906
†Pseudaboilus Gorochov, Jarzembowski & Coram, 2006
†Termitidium Westwood, 1854
†Tettigoilus Gorochov, Jarzembowski & Coram, 2006
†Zalmona Giebel, 1856
†Tettohaglinae Gorochov 2003
†Tettohagla Gorochov, 1996
undetermined subfamily:
†Albertoilus Kevan & Wighton, 1981
†Cratohaglopsis Martins-Neto, 1991
†Kevania Martins-Neto, 1991
†Sinoprophalangopsis Hong, 1983

References

"Family Prophalangopsidae hump-winged grigs". Retrieved 31 Dec 2014.
"Family Prophalangopsidae (hump-winged grigs) in North America north of Mexico". Retrieved 31 Dec 2014.
"The First Time". National Geographic. 227 (1): 20. January 2015.
Ower, Geoffrey D.; Judge, Kevin A.; Steiger, Sandra; Caron, Kyle J.; Smith, Rebecca A.; Hunt, John; Sakaluk, Scott K. (August 2013). "Multivariate sexual selection on male song structure in wild populations of sagebrush crickets, Cyphoderris strepitans (Orthoptera: Haglidae)". Ecology and Evolution. 3 (10): 3590–4103. doi:10.1002/ece3.736. PMC 3797502. PMID 24223293.
Gu, Jun-Jie; Yang, Xin; Huang, Rong; Yang, Guijun; Yue, Yanli; Ren, Dong (2021-04-22). "New species and material of Hagloidea (Insecta, Ensifera) from the Yanliao biota of China". ZooKeys (1033): 183–190. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1033.63571. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 8084857. PMID 33958925.
Orthoptera Species File: Prophalangopsidae Kirby, 1906 (retrieved 5 January 2018)