Subfamily Scapteriscinae Zeuner 1939 (mole cricket)
Insecta - Orthoptera - Gryllotalpidae
Parent taxon: Gryllotalpidae according to R. G. Martins-Neto 1991
Sister taxa: Gryllotalpa stricta, Gryllotalpinae, Marchandiinae
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Scapteriscinae in the database