Prophalangopsidae

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"Grig" redirects here. For the fictional Dungeons and Dragons creature, see Fey (Dungeons & Dragons). For the Norwegian composer, see Edvard Grieg.
Prophalangopsidae
Temporal range: Permian to Recent Permian–Recent
File:Pycnophlebia speciosa.JPG
Pycnophlebia speciosa, a Jurassic species
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Superfamily: Hagloidea
Family: Prophalangopsidae
Saussure, 1878
Genera

Aboilomimus
Cyphoderris
Paracyphoderris
Prophalangopsis
Tarragoilus

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Grigs are insects belonging to the orthopteran family Prophalangopsidae (formerly known in some classifications as Haglidae). There is only one extant genus in North America, several lesser known genera in Asia, and at least 12 fossil genera.

The closest living relatives to the Prophalangopsidae are the family Tettigoniidae (katydids or bush-crickets), but the evolutionary split occurred more than 230 million years ago in the Permian.[1][2]

The female of the species consumes the wings of the male during mating.[3]

References

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