Phalangopsidae

Phalangopsidae
Phalangacris alluaudi (Phalangopsinae)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Infraorder: Gryllidea
Superfamily: Grylloidea
Family: Phalangopsidae
Blanchard, 1845
Synonyms
  • Neoaclidae Desutter-Grandcolas, 1988
  • Subfamily Group: Phalangopsinae
  • Phalangopsites Blanchard, 1845

Phalangopsidae, which includes the "spider crickets" and their allies, is a reconstituted (2014) family of crickets (Orthoptera: Ensifera), with the type genus Phalangopsis. Priority for family-group names based on this genus dates from Blanchard's "Phalangopsites".