Nemobiinae is a subfamily of the newly constituted Trigonidiidae, one of the cricket families. The type genus is Nemobius, which includes the wood cricket, but members of this subfamily may also be known as ground crickets or "pygmy field crickets".
Characteristics Nemobiinae are typically small insects, generally less than long, and less robust than many other crickets (e.g. those in the Gryllidae). The thorax is densely bristled and the abdomen is also bristly. There are four (or sometimes three) pairs of long, movable spines above the tip of the abdomen. The ovipositor varies from being long, straight and needle-like, to short, curved and sabre-like. These crickets have wings of variable lengths and are generally brown, a suitable colour for concealment among the leaf litter and plant bases where they live. They are often active during the day and can be quite common in woodland and pastureland. They are omnivores. There are about two hundred species worldwide.
Tribes and genera The following tribes and genera are included in subfamily Nemobiinae in the Orthoptera Species File:
Burcini Auth: Gorochov, 1986; Horn of Africa, Asia Burcus Gorochov, 1986 Gabusibius Hugel & Desutter-Grandcolas, 2021 Makalapobius Hugel & Desutter-Grandcolas, 2021 Neoburcus Gorochov, 2018 Paraburcus Gorochov, 2018 Paranemobius Saussure, 1877 Speonemobius Chopard, 1924 Taiwanemobius Yang & Chang, 1996
Grylliscini Auth: Gorochov 1986; central Asia Grylliscus Tarbinsky, 1930
Lissotrachelini Auth: Hubbell, 1938; distribution: SE Asia Lissotrachelus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 c g
Marinemobiini Auth: Gorochov 1985; East Asia, Australia and the Pacific: especially litoral environments Apteronemobius Chopard, 1929 - Australia Caconemobius Kirby, 1906 Eumarinemobius - monotypic E. sundaicus Marinemobius Gorochov, 1985 Parapteronemobius Furukawa, 1970 - East Asia
Nemobiini (synonym: Thetellini Otte & Alexander 1983) Auth: Saussure 1877; South America, Europe, Africa, Asia (limited), Australia and the Pacific
Amonemobius Austronemobius Bobilla Bullita Caledonina Calperum Dictyonemobius Ignambina Ionemobius Koghiella Leptonemobius Monopteropsis Mutonemobius Nambungia Nemobius Orintia Paniella Pepoapua Silvinella Specnia Tahitinemobius Territirritia Thetella Tincanita
Pteronemobiini Auth: Vickery, 1973, worldwide distribution
Allonemobius Amanayara Argizala Dianemobius Eunemobius Kevanemobius Marcelonemobius Narellina Neonemobius Pepoyara Phoremia Pictonemobius Polionemobius Pteronemobius Stenonemobius
Incertae sedis Absonemobius Desutter-Grandcolas, 1993 †Baltonemobius Gorochov, 2010 Baltic amber, Eocene †Birmaninemobius Xu et al., 2020 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian Calperum Rentz & Su, 1996 Cophonemobius Chopard, 1929 Cophoscottia Chopard, 1951 Homonemobius Chopard, 1935 Hygronemobius Hebard, 1913 Kanakinemobius Desutter-Grandcolas, 2016 †Liaonemobius Ren 1998 Yixian Formation, China, Aptian Micronemobius Ingrisch, 1987 Ngamarlanguia Rentz & Su, 1996 Paora gusevae Gorochov, 1986 - monotypic genus from New Caledonia Pineronemobius Yong, 2018 Scottiola Uvarov, 1940 Sudanicus Werner, 1913 Tahitina Hebard, 1935 Taiwanemobius Yang & Chang, 1996 Territirritia Rentz & Su, 1996 Zucchiella de Mello, 1990
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