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Orthoptera Species File
Subfamily

Trigonidiinae Saussure, 1874

trigs; leaf-running crickets; sword-tail crickets; sword-tailed crickets

Type

type genus of Trigonidiinae Saussure, 1874

Nomenclature (45)

  • Trigonidiinae Saussure, 1874

    type genus Trigonidium Rambur, 1838

  • Trigonididae [sic] Saussure, 1874 (not Latin)

    type genus Trigonidium Rambur, 1838

  • Trigonidiinae Saussure, 1874 in Hegg, 2024: 19.
  • Trigonidiinae Saussure, 1874 in Zheng, Wang, Jing, Yuan, He & Ma, 2025

References (39)

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Descendants and synonyms

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Subfamily1034
Tribe2024
Genus4912777
Subgenus701724
Superspecies5005
Species67476051286
Subspecies1403448