The Cacoplistinae are a subfamily of crickets (Orthoptera: Ensifera) of the family Phalangopsidae; they are also known by the orthographic variant "Cachoplistinae" and may be called beetle crickets or bell crickets. Species are terrestrial, carnivorous or omnivorous and can be found in: Africa, tropical Asia, Korea and Japan.Orthoptera Species File: subfamily Cacoplistinae Saussure, 1877 (retrieved 18 July 2026)
Nomenclature The names for this subfamily and the tribe Cachoplistini, are based on Saussure's (1877) genus "Cachoplistus" and priority for family-group names based on his use of "Cachoplistites". The agreed type genus is Cacoplistes; the use of "Cachoplistinae" was by Chopard (1968).
Tribes and Genera The Orthoptera Species File lists three tribes: Cachoplistini Saussure, 1877 Cacoplistes Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1873 Homoeogryllini Authority: Gorochov, 1986 Homoeogryllus Guérin-Méneville, 1847 Meloimorpha Walker, 1870 Seselini Authority: Hugel & Desutter-Grandcolas, 2021; distribution: Indian Ocean islands Gryllapterus Phaeogryllus Phalangacris Seselia
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