SUPERTRIBE PAROECANTHIDI GOROCHOV, 1986, SUPERTRIB. NOV.
Paroecanthini Gorochov, 1986:516, Desutter, 1987: 235, Desutter, 1988: 369, Otte, 1994: 68, Gorochov, 2011: 217, Gorochov, 2017: 81, Campos, Souza-Dias & Nihei, 2020: 333, Campos & Desutter-Grandcolas, 2020: 356.
Type genus: Paroecanthus Saussure, 1859 .
Distribution: Neotropics.
Diagnosis: Small to medium-sized crickets, FWs developed, brachypterous or without wings. Pronotum as wide as long or longer than wide; metanotal structures frequently present (Supporting Information, Fig. S4C, E). Apex surface of dorsal valves of ovipositor wrinkled (Fig. 16 Ca). Male genitalia: EndAp absent (Fig. 18C; Supporting Information, Fig. S8B, H).
Included tribes: Paroecanthini Gorochov, 1986, Neometrypini Desutter, 1988 .