title: Conocephalinae
text: # Conocephalinae
  
  Conocephalinae, meaning "conical head", is an Orthopteran subfamily in the family Tettigoniidae.
  
  ## Genera
  
  The Orthoptera Species File lists the following subtribes and genera:
  
  ### Tribe Agraeciini
  
  Mostly South America, Africa, South-East Asia and Australia; Auth: Redtenbacher, 1891
  
  * subtribe Agraeciina Redtenbacher, 1891
     * Agraecia Serville, 1831
  * subtribe Eumegalodontina Brongniart, 1892
     * Lesina Walker, 1869
  * subtribe Liarina Ingrisch, 1998
     * Labugama Henry, 1932
     * Liara Redtenbacher, 1891
     * Macroxiphus Pictet, 1888
  * subtribe Oxylakina Ingrisch, 1998
     * Oxylakis Redtenbacher, 1891
  * subtribe Salomonina Brongniart, 1897
     * Salomona Blanchard, 1853
  * subtribe undetermined (many genera)
     * Coptaspis Redtenbacher, 1891
  
  ### Tribe Armadillagraeciini
  
  Australia; Auth: Rentz, Su & Ueshima, 2012
  
  * Armadillagraecia Rentz, Su, Ueshima & Robinson, 2010
  * Kapalgagraecia Rentz, Su, Ueshima & Robinson, 2010
  * Lichenagraecia Rentz, Su & Ueshima, 2012
  
  ### Tribe Cestrophorini
  
  South America; Auth: Gorochov, 2015
  
  * Acanthacara Scudder, 1869
  * Cestrophorus Redtenbacher, 1891
  
  ### Tribe Coniungopterini
  
  Mostly South America and Australia; Auth: Rentz & Gurney, 1985
  
  * Coniungoptera Rentz & Gurney, 1985
  * Metholce Walker, 1871
  * Veria Walker, 1869
  
  ### Tribe Conocephalini
  
  Auth: Burmeister, 1838
  
  **subtribe Karniellina Hemp & Heller, 2010 (Africa)**
  
  * Acanthoscirtes Hemp, 2012
  * Chortoscirtes Hemp, 2010
  * Fulvoscirtes Hemp, 2012
  * Karniella Rehn, 1914
  * Melanoscirtes Hemp, 2010
  * Naskreckiella Ünal, 2005
  * Phlesirtes Bolívar, 1922
  
  **subtribe not placed (global distribution)**
  
  * Conanalus Tinkham, 1943
  * Conocephalus Thunberg, 1815
     * subgenus Amurocephalus Storozhenko, 2004: A. chinensis (Redtenbacher, 1891)
     * subgenus Anisoptera Latreille, 1829
     * subgenus Aphauropus: A. leptopterus Rehn & Hebard, 1915
     * subgenus Chloroxiphidion Hebard, 1922
     * subgenus Conocephalus Thunberg, 1815
     * subgenus Dicellurina Rehn & Hebard, 1938
     * subgenus Megalotheca Karny, 1907
     * subgenus Opeastylus Rehn & Hebard, 1915
     * subgenus Perissacanthus Rehn & Hebard, 1915
  * Elasmometopus Chopard, 1952
  * Enoplocephalacris Chopard, 1952
  * Euxiphidion Bruner, 1915
  * Fatuhivella Hebard, 1935
  * Lipotactomimus Naskrecki, 2000
  * Luzoniella Karny, 1926
  * Nukuhivella Hebard, 1935
  * Odontoxiphidium Morse, 1901
  * Orchelimum Serville, 1838
  * Paulianacris Chopard, 1952
  * Thyridorhoptrum Rehn & Hebard, 1915
  * Tympanotriba Piza, 1971 - monotypic: T. vittata Piza, 1971
  * Xiphelimum Caudell, 1906 - monotypic: X. amplipennis Caudell, 1906
  
  ### Tribe Copiphorini
  
  Worldwide; Auth: Karny 1912; selected genera:
  
  * Banza Walker, 1870
  * Belocephalus Scudder, 1875
  * Copiphora Serville, 1831
  * Euconocephalus Karny, 1907
  * Lanista Bolívar, 1890
  * Moncheca Walker, 1869
  * Neoconocephalus Karny, 1907
  * Panacanthus Walker, 1869
  * Pseudorhynchus Serville, 1838
  * Pyrgocorypha Stål, 1873
  * Ruspolia Schulthess Schindler, 1898
  * Xestophrys Redtenbacher, 1891
  
  ### Tribe Euconchophorini
  
  Madagascar; Auth: Gorochov, 1988
  
  * Amblylakis Redtenbacher, 1891
  * Colossopus Saussure, 1899
  * Euconchophora Brongniart, 1897
  * Malagasopus Ünal & Beccaloni, 2017
  * Odontolakis Redtenbacher, 1891
  * Oncodopus Brongniart, 1897
  
  ### Tribe undetermined
  
  * Ebneria Karny, 1920 - China
  * Elasmometopus Chopard, 1952 - Madagascar
  * Graminofolium Nickle, 2007 - Neotropical
  * Nemoricultrix Mello-Leitão, 1940 - Neotropical
  * Paulianacris Chopard, 1952 - Madagascar
  