Trigonidiinae

Trigonidiinae is a subfamily of insects in the order Orthoptera, suborder Ensifera, based on the type genus Trigonidium. They are often referred to as sword-tail crickets,^[1] winged bush crickets or trigs.^[2]

Tribes and genera

The Orthoptera Species File^[3] lists:

Phylloscyrtini

Auth.: Chopard, 1968; distribution: Americas

1. Cranistus
2. Phyllopalpus
3. Phylloscyrtus

Trigonidiini

Auth.: Saussure, 1874; Worldwide distribution (except Antarctica)^[4]

1. †Abanaxipha
2. Amusurgus
3. Anacyrtoxipha - monotypic A. albotibialis - E. Africa
4. Anaxipha
5. Anaxiphomorpha
6. Cyrtoxipha - Americas
7. Cyrtoxiphoides
8. Dolichoxipha – Australia
9. Estrellina- monotypic E. rehni
10. Falcicula - monotypic F. hebardi
11. Flospes
12. Hebardinella - monotypic H. americana
13. Homoeoxipha
14. Hydropedeticus - monotypic H. vitiensis - Fiji
15. Jarmilaxipha - monotypic J. ecuadorica - Galapagos Is.
16. Lobeda
17. Macroanaxipha
18. Metiochodes
19. Natula
20. Nudilla (synonym Laupala )
21. Paratrigonidium
22. Prolaupala
23. Rhicnogryllus
24. Sectus
25. Svistella
26. Symphyloxiphus - S. America
27. Trigonidium
    includes subgenus Metioche and Trigonidomorpha
28. Zarceomorpha - monotypic Z. abdita
29. Zarceus
30. Zudella

Tribe incertae sedis

1. Anele (cricket)
2. Fijixipha
3. Kadavuxipha
4. Levuxipha
5. Minutixipha
6. Myrmegryllus
7. Nanixipha
8. Nausorixipha
9. Savuxipha
10. Tavukixipha
11. Vanuaxipha
12. Veisarixipha
13. Vitixipha
14. Vudaxipha

Fossil genera

• †Abanaxipha
• †Grossoxipha
• †Proanaxipha

References

1. ^ Kim, Tae-Woo (2013), "A Taxonomic Review of the Sword-tailed Cricket Subfamily Trigonidiinae (Orthoptera: Ensifera: Gryllidae)", Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity. 29 (1): 74–83, doi:10.5635/ASED.2013.29.1.74
2. ^ "Subfamily Trigonidiinae - Winged Bush Crickets, Trigs", BugGuide, retrieved 2016-10-25
3. ^ Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 3 February 2019)
4. ^ Orthoptera Species File: tribe Trigonidiini Saussure, 1874 (retrieved 15 November 2025)