The Sclerogryllini,Gorochov (1985) In Medvedev LN d. ''Fauna i ekologiya nasekomykh Vetnama'' he fauna and ecology of insects of Vietnam15. formerly subfamily Sclerogryllinae, are a

tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ...

crickets Crickets are orthopteran insects which are related to bush crickets and more distantly, to grasshoppers. In older literature, such as Imms,Imms AD, rev. Richards OW & Davies RG (1970) ''A General Textbook of Entomology'' 9th Ed. Methuen 886 ...

, now placed in the subfamily

Gryllinae Gryllinae, or field crickets, are a subfamily of insects in the order Orthoptera and the family Gryllidae. They hatch in spring, and the young crickets (called nymphs) eat and grow rapidly. They shed their skin ( molt) eight or more times before ...

and based on the only

extant Extant or Least-concern species, least concern is the opposite of the word extinct. It may refer to: * Extant hereditary titles * Extant literature, surviving literature, such as ''Beowulf'', the oldest extant manuscript written in English * Exta ...

, type genus '' Sclerogryllus''. They may be known as "stiff-winged crickets" and are terrestrial insects, distributed in: India,

Indochina Mainland Southeast Asia (historically known as Indochina and the Indochinese Peninsula) 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 th ...

, west

Malesia Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. It is a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical kingdom. It was first recognized as a distinct region ...

, China, Korea and Japan.

Genera

The ''Orthoptera Species File''Orthoptera Species File: tribe Sclerogryllini Gorochov, 1985
(Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 4 October 2024) lists: ;subtribe Pherodactylina Cadena-Castañeda & He, 2023 * †'' Burmagryllotalpa'' * †'' Pherodactylus'' ;subtribe Sclerogryllina Gorochov, 1985 * '' Sclerogryllus'' – type genus Note: the African monotypic genus '' Rhabdotogryllus'' is now ''incertae sedis'' in subfamily group Gryllinae.

References

External links

* {{taxonbar, from=Q3475944 Orthoptera tribes Ensifera crickets Orthoptera of Asia