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Orthoptera Species File
Subfamily

Nemobiinae Saussure, 1877

ground crickets; pygmy field crickets

Type

type genus of Nemobiinae Saussure, 1877

Nomenclature (45)

  • Nemobiinae Saussure, 1877

    type genus Nemobius Serville, 1838

  • Nemobiites Saussure, 1877: 233 [65]. (not Latin)

    type genus Nemobius Serville, 1838

  • Nemobiinae Saussure, 1877 in Desutter-Grandcolas, Hugel, Nel, Warren, Souza-Dias & Chintauan-Marquier, 2021: 83.
  • Nemobiinae Saussure, 1877 in Hegg, 2024: 22.

References (41)

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Descendants and synonyms

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Subfamily1023
Tribe60410
Genus7422197
Subgenus4037
Superspecies100010
Species3743296673
Subspecies280106134