Mogoplistidae

Kai, Tan Ming & Robillard, Tony, 2012, Two New Cricket Species (Orthoptera: Gryllidae And Mogoplistidae) From The Mangrove Areas Of Singapore, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 60 (2), pp. 411-420 : 417

Mogoplistidae : Mogoplistinae Ornebius Guérin-Méneville, 1844

Ornebius Guérin-Méneville, 1844: 331

Type species. — Ornebius xanthopterus Guérin-Méneville, 1844

Diagnosis. — South East Asian species of the genus are characterised by presence of anterior tibiae with inner tympanum; males with pronotum produced backward, covering base of tegmina in some species and tegmina reduced to stridulatory apparatus, females without tegmen.

Discussion. — Although a comprehensive treatment of the Mogoplistidae from South East Asia was published by Ingrisch (2006), the explorations of the crickets in South East Asia are fragmented and many species are restricted in distribution. Therefore, it is not uncommon for previously unknown species to be revealed as the faunal exploration of a given area is continued or intensified.