Mecopodinae are a subfamily of bush crickets found in western South America, sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia. In Asia, the distribution includes India,

Indochina Mainland Southeast Asia, also known as the Indochinese Peninsula or Indochina, is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the west an ...

, Japan, the Philippines, and

Malesia Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms, and also a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical Kingdom. It has been given different definitions. ...

to Papua New Guinea and

Australasia Australasia is a region that comprises Australia, New Zealand and some neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term is used in a number of different contexts, including geopolitically, physiogeographically, philologically, and ecolo ...

, including many Pacific islands. Mecopodinae are characterized by their leaf-like forms, but are sometimes called "the long-legged katydids". It is a paraphyletic grouping that is part of the Phaneropteroid clade: sister to

Phaneropterinae The Phaneropterinae, the sickle-bearing bush crickets or leaf katydids, are a subfamily of insects within the family Tettigoniidae. Nearly 2,060 species in 85 genera throughout the world are known. They are also known as false katydids or round-h ...

and

Pseudophyllinae The subfamily Pseudophyllinae contains numerous species in the family Tettigoniidae, the katydids or bush crickets. Sometimes called "true katydids", together with the crickets of suborder Ensifera, they form part of the insect order Orthoptera ...

. Although , Orthoptera Species File places Mecopodinae within the family

Tettigoniidae Insects in the family Tettigoniidae are commonly called katydids (especially in North America), or bush crickets. They have previously been known as "long-horned grasshoppers". More than 8,000 species are known. Part of the suborder Ensifera, ...

, the family Phaneropteridae has been recommended for reinstatement,Heller, K.-G., C. Hemp, C. Liu, and M. Volleth. 2014. Taxonomic, bioacoustic and faunistic data on a collection of Tettigonioidea from Eastern Congo (Insecta: Orthoptera). Zootaxa. 3785: 343–376. with subfamilies Mecopodinae, Pseudophyllinae,

Phyllophorinae The PhyllophorinaeStål C (1874) ''Recensio Orthopterorum. Revue critique des Orthoptères décrits par Linné, De Geer et Thunberg 2 Locustina'': 4. is a subfamily of the bush crickets or katydids, found in east Malesia to Australia (with a re ...

, and Phaneropterinae.

Tribes and genera

, the Orthoptera Species File lists the following tribes and genera:Orthoptera Species File (retrieved 14 June 2018)
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Acridoxenini

Auth: Zeuner, 1936 (West Africa) * ''

Acridoxena ''Acridoxena'' is a monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the ...

'' White, 1865

Aprosphylini

Auth: Naskrecki, 1994 (southern Africa) * ''

Aprosphylus ''Aprosphylus'' is a genus of katydids found in southern Africa. It contains the following species: * '' Aprosphylus olszanowskii'' Naskrecki, 1994 – Olszanowski's black-kneed katydid * '' Aprosphylus hybridus'' Pictet, 1888 – Namibian black ...

'' Pictet, 1888 * '' Cedarbergeniana'' Naskrecki, 1994 * '' Ewanella'' Naskrecki, 1994 * ''

Griffiniana ''Griffiniana'' is a genus of crickets belonging to the family Tettigoniidae. The species of this genus are found in Southern Africa. Species: *''Griffiniana capensis'' *''Griffiniana duplessisae'' *''Griffiniana longipes'' *''Griffiniana pe ...

'' Karny, 1910 * '' Pseudosaga'' Brancsik, 1898 * '' Zitsikama'' Péringuey, 1916

Leproscirtini

Auth: Gorochov, 1988 (equatorial Africa) * '' Leproscirtus'' Karsch, 1891 Arachnacris amboinensis

Mecopodini Mecopodinae are a subfamily of bush crickets found in western South America, sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia. In Asia, the distribution includes India, Indochina, Japan, the Philippines, and Malesia to Papua New Guinea and Australasia, including ...

Auth: Walker, 1871 (Africa, Asia: India through to Australia) * '' Afromecopoda'' Uvarov, 1940 (west and central Africa) * '' Anoedopoda'' Karsch, 1891 (Africa) * ''

Arachnacris ''Arachnacris'' is an Asian genus of large bush crickets in the sub-family Mecopodinae and tribe Mecopodini. They are found in tropical forest areas of Malesia. Species The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists: *''Arachnacris amboinensis'' D ...

'' Giebel, 1861 (Malesia) * '' Austromecopoda'' Rentz, Su & Ueshima, 2006 (Australia) * '' Characta'' Redtenbacher, 1892 (Malesia) * '' Eumecopoda'' Hebard, 1922 (Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Australia) * '' Euthypoda'' Karsch, 1886 (west and central Africa) * ''

Mecopoda ''Mecopoda''Serville (1831) ''Ann. Sci. nat.'' 22(86): 154 is the type genus of bush crickets of the subfamily Mecopodinae. Species can be found in India, China, Korea, Japan, Indochina, Malaysia and Melanesia. Species The genus was revised in ...

'' Serville, 1831 (India, China, Korea, Japan, Indochina, Malesia, Melanesia)

Pomatonotini

Auth: Willemse, 1961 (southern Africa) * ''

Pomatonota ''Pomatonota'' is a monotypic genus of katydid Insects in the family Tettigoniidae are commonly called katydids (especially in North America), or bush crickets. They have previously been known as "long-horned grasshoppers". More than 8,000 s ...

'' Burmeister, 1838 Segestes decoratus m

Sexavaini Mecopodinae are a subfamily of bush crickets found in western South America, sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia. In Asia, the distribution includes India, Indochina, Japan, the Philippines, and Malesia to Papua New Guinea and Australasia, including ma ...

Auth: Karny, 1924 - central

to Australia (not Sumatra or mainland Asia) * '' Biroa'' Bolívar, 1903 * '' Gressittiella'' Willemse, 1961 * '' Leptophyoides'' Willemse, 1961 * '' Paraphrictidea'' Willemse, 1933 * '' Phrictaeformia'' Willemse, 1961 * '' Phrictaetypus'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1898 * '' Phrictidea'' Bolívar, 1911 * '' Pseudophrictaetypus'' Willemse, 1961 * '' Pseudophyllanax'' Walker, 1869 ;genus group ''Mossulae'' Willemse, 1961 (Java to Papua New Guinea and Pacific islands) * '' Albertisiella'' Griffini, 1908 * '' Dasyphleps'' Karsch, 1891 * '' Diaphlebopsis'' Karny, 1931 * '' Diaphlebus'' Karsch, 1891 * '' Huona'' Kuthy, 1910 * '' Mossula'' Walker, 1869 * '' Mossuloides'' Willemse, 1940 * '' Neodiaphlebus'' Kästner, 1934 * '' Ocica'' Walker, 1869 * '' Paradiaphlebopsis'' Kästner, 1934 * '' Paradiaphlebus'' Bolívar, 1903 * '' Paramossula'' Willemse, 1940 ;genus group ''Sexavae'' Karny, 1924 (Australasia to the Philippines) * ''

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'' Stål, 1877 * '' Segestidea'' Bolívar, 1903 * '' Sexava'' Walker, 1870

Tabariini

Auth: Braun, Chamorro Rengifo & Morris, 2009 (South America) * '' Encentra'' Redtenbacher, 1892 * '' Rhammatopoda'' Redtenbacher, 1892 * '' Tabaria'' Walker, 1870

Tribe unallocated

# '' Apteroscirtus'' Karsch, 1891 (Africa) # '' Aulocrania'' Uvarov, 1940 (Sri Lanka) # '' Charisoma'' Bolívar, 1903 (Papua New Guinea) # '' Corycoides'' Uvarov, 1939 (Africa) # '' Elumiana'' Uvarov, 1940 (Congo) # '' Gymnoscirtus'' Karsch, 1891 (east Africa) # '' Ityocephala'' Redtenbacher, 1892 (Pacific islands) # '' Kheilia'' Bolívar, 1898 (Papua New Guinea) # '' Pachysmopoda'' Karsch, 1886 (Socotra) # '' Philoscirtus'' Karsch, 1896 (east Africa) # '' Strongyloderus'': ''S. serraticollis'' Westwood, 1834 (India) # ''

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'' Walker, 1869 (Sri Lanka) # '' Zacatula'' Walker, 1870 (eastern Indonesia)

References

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