Bradyporinae

Bradyporinae
Ephippiger perforatus female with spermatophore
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Ensifera
Family:	Tettigoniidae
Subfamily:	Bradyporinae Burmeister, 1838
Synonyms
Bradyporidae Burmeister, 1838 Bradyporites Burmeister, 1838 Callimenidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882 Pycnogastrinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882

The Bradyporinae are a subfamily in the family Tettigoniidae (bush crickets or katydids), based on the type genus Bradyporus. First described as a family, "Bradyporidae" (Burmeister, H., 1838), the first use as Bradyporinae was by Brunner von Wattenwyl in 1878.

Genera in this subfamily are mostly distributed in Europe, North Africa, through to temperate/subtropical Asia.

Tribes and genera

Bradyporini

Auth.: Burmeister, 1838; distribution: N. Africa, Europe, western Asia

1. Bradyporus Charpentier, 1825
2. Pycnogaster Graells, 1851

Ephippigerini

Auth.: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 - selected genera:

• Baetica Bolivar, I., 1903 - monotypic
• Callicrania Bolívar, 1898
• Ephippiger Berthold, 1827
• Ephippigerida Bolivar, 1903
• Neocallicrania Pfau, 1996
• Platystolus Bolívar, 1878
• Steropleurus Bolivar, 1878
• Uromenus Bolivar, 1878

Zichyini

Auth.: Bolivar I, 1901; distribution: Asia (mostly temperate)

1. Damalacantha Bei-Bienko, 1951
2. Deracantha Fischer von Waldheim, 1833
3. Deracanthella Bolivar, I., 1901
4. Deracanthina Bei-Bienko, 1951
5. Zichya Bolivar, I., 1901