Copiphorini

The Copiphorini are a tribe of bush crickets or katydids in the family Tettigoniidae. Previously considered a subfamily (the Copiphorinae), they are now placed in the subfamily Conocephalinae. Like some other members of Conocephalinae, they are known as coneheads, grasshopper-like insects with an extended, cone-shaped projection on their heads that juts forward in front of the base of the antennae.

Description

Species in the tribe Copiphorini vary in length from about . In most species, the female is considerably larger than the male, and in some, the largest male is smaller than the smallest female. Like other members of the cricket suborder Ensifera, they differ from grasshoppers (suborder Caelifera) in having filamentous antennae that are longer than their bodies. Most species have loud songs which enable them to be identified. The call is made in most instances by the two fore wings rubbing together. Some species can hear with the aid of hearing organs in the tibia segments of their legs. The ovipositor is straight and slender and bears no teeth.

Genera

Genera include:

Acantheremus Karny, 1907

Anacaona Yong, 2019

Apoecides Bolívar, 1914

Artiotonus Montealegre-Z., Morris, Sarria-S. & Mason, 2011

Banza Walker, 1870

Belocephalus Scudder, 1875

Borinquenula Walker & Gurney, 1972

Brachycaulopsis Fontana, Mariño-Pérez & Woller, 2013

Bucrates Burmeister, 1838

Caetitus Antunes, Chamorro-Rengifo & Takiya, 2018

Caulopsis Redtenbacher, 1891

Clasma Karsch, 1893

Conocephaloides Perkins, 1899

Copiphora Serville, 1831

Coryphodes Redtenbacher, 1891

Daedalellus Uvarov, 1940

Dorycoryphus Redtenbacher, 1891

Erioloides Hebard, 1927

Eriolus Bolívar, 1888

Eucaulopsis Hebard, 1931

Euconocephalus Karny, 1907

Eurymetopa Redtenbacher, 1891

Gryporhynchium Uvarov, 1940

Lamniceps Bolívar, 1903

Lanista Bolívar, 1890

Lanistoides Sjöstedt, 1913

Liostethus Redtenbacher, 1891

Lirometopum Scudder, 1875

Loboscelis Redtenbacher, 1891

Mayacephalus Cadena-Castañeda, Monzón-Sierra & Cortés-Torres, 2016

Melanophoxus Karny, 1907

Metacaputus Naskrecki, 2000

Moncheca Walker, 1869

Montesa Walker, 1869

Mygalopsis Redtenbacher, 1891

Neoconocephalus Karny, 1907

Oxyprora Stål, 1873

Panacanthus Walker, 1869

Parabucrates Scudder, 1897

Paroxyprora Karny, 1907

Parvarhynchus Farooqi & Usmani, 2020

Pedinostethus Redtenbacher, 1891

Phaneracra Uvarov, 1936

Phoxacris Karny, 1907

Plastocorypha Karsch, 1896

Pluviasilva Naskrecki, 2000

Poascirtus Saussure, 1899

Podacanthophorus Naskrecki, 2000

Pseudorhynchus Serville, 1838

Pyrgocorypha Stål, 1873

Rombophora Yong, 2019

Ruspolia Schulthess, 1898

Santandera Koçak & Kemal, 2008

Sphodrophoxus Hebard, 1924

Toledopizia Chamorro-Rengifo & Braun, 2010

Unicorniella Yong, 2019

Vestria Stål, 1874

Xestophrys Redtenbacher, 1891

References

Conocephalinae

Orthoptera tribes