The first species of tree crickets to be described and named in the U.S. were O. niveus and N. bipunctata, by DeGeer in 1773. The first species to be named was O. pellucens by Scopoli in 1763. However, they were all initially given other names in other genera. The genus Oecanthus was not 'named' until 1831 by Serville; and the genus Neoxabea was not 'named' until 1906 by Kirby.
TIMELINE of the Study of OECANTHINAE
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O. pellucens (Scopoli, 1763)
O. niveus (De Geer, 1773) N. bipunctata (De Geer, 1773)
Family Gryllidae Laicharting, 1781
Semblis Petagna, 1792 synonym for Oecanthus
genus Oecanthus Serville, 1831 ( Aecanthus Brullé, 1835) synonym ( Gryllomyia Seidl, 1837) synonym
O. rufescens Serville, 1838
Subfamily Oecanthinae Blanchard, 1845 ( Oecanthiens Blanchard 1845) synonym ( Oecanthites Blanchard 1845) synonym
tribe Oecanthini Blanchard 1845
O. nigricornis F. Walker, 1869 O. peruvianus F. Walker, 1869 O. sinensis F. Walker, 1869 O. tenuis F. Walker, 1869 O. varicornis F. Walker, 1869 genus Xabea F. Walker, 1869 X. decora F. Walker, 1869 N. formosa (F. Walker, 1869)
O. filiger F. Walker, 1871
O. argentinus Saussure, 1874 O. californicus Saussure, 1874
O. burmeisteri Saussure, 1877 O. capensis Saussure, 1877 O. minutus Saussure, 1877
O. latipennis Riley, 1881
O. comptulus Karsch, 1893 O. macer Karsch, 1893
O. quadripunctatus Beutenmüller, 1894
O. pini Beutenmüller, 1894
genus Prognathogryllus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1895
L . forficularis (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1895)
genus Prognathogryllus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1895
P . alatus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1895
O. lineolatus Saussure, 1897
P. elongatus Perkins, 1899
genus Leptogryllus Perkins, 1899
L. elongatus Perkins, 1899
L. fusconotatus Perkins, 1899
L. kauaiensis Perkins, 1899
L. nigrolineatus (Perkins, 1899)
L. nigromaculatus Perkins, 1899
L. similis Perkins, 1899
L. simillimus Perkins, 1899
P. inexpectatus Perkins, 1899
P. oahuensis Perkins, 1899
P. robustus Perkins, 1899
P. stridulans (Perkins, 1899)
genus Thaumatogryllus Perkins, 1899
T. variegatus Perkins, 1899
O. forbesi Titus, 1903 O. longicauda Matsumura, 1904
( synonym of O. varicornis - O. marcosensis Baker, 1905) ( synonym of O. argentinus - O. rehnii Baker, 1905) O. rileyi Baker, 1905
O. camptulus Kirby, 1906
O. immaculatus Bruner, 1906 genus Neoxabea Kirby, 1906
O. exclamationis Davis, 1907
( synonym of O. celerinictus - O. quadripunctatus Allard, 1910)
L. apicalis Perkins, 1910
L. deceptor Perkins, 1910
O. turanicus Uvarov, 1912 O. brevipes Rehn, 1913
( synonym of O. minutus - O. brasiliensis Bruner, 1916) N. meridionalis Bruner, 1916 O. obscurifrons Bruner, 1916
O. pictipes Rehn, 1917
O. angustus Chopard, 1925
X. furcata Chopard, 1927
N. trinodosa Hebard, 1928
X. inermis Chopard, 1930 X. maculata Chopard, 1930
O. decorsei Chopard, 1932 O. rufopictus Chopard, 1932 O. similis Chopard, 1932 O. karschi Chopard, 1932 N. rectinervis Chopard, 1932
subspecies of O. californicus - O. pictipennis Hebard, 1935
subspecies of O. pellucens - O, calinensis Jannone, 1936 O. henryi Chopard, 1936
O. bilineatus Chopard, 1937
genus group Prognathogryllus Group Zimmerman 1948
X. podoscirtoides Chopard, 1951 X. leai Chopard, 1951
O. chopardi Uvarov, 1957 O. allardi T. J. Walker & Gurney, 1960
O. fultoni Walker, 1962 O. leptogrammus Walker, 1962
O. celerinictus Walker, 1963 O. laricis Walker, 1963
N. astales Walker, 1967 N. enodis Walker, 1967 N. femorata Walker, 1967 N. lepta Walker, 1967 N. quadrula Walker, 1967 O. comma Walker, 1967 O. major Walker, 1967 O. nanus Walker, 1967 N. prolatus Walker, 1967
V. bifasciatus (Chopard, 1968)
O . jamaicensis Walker, 1969 X . latipennis Chopard, 1969 X . recticercis Chopard, 1969 X . zonata Chopard, 1969
T. cavicola Gurney & Rentz, 1978
O. adyeri Otte & Alexander, 1983 tribe Xabeini Vickery & D.K.M. Kevan 1983 ( Xabeinae Vickery & D.K.M. Kevan 1983)
X. atalaia Otte & Alexander, 1983 X. elderra Otte & Alexander, 1983 X. tumbarumba Otte & Alexander, 1983 X. wyebo Otte & Alexander, 1983
species d. Toms, 1987 [temporary name] species n. Toms, 1987 [temporary name]
O. pseudosimilis Otte, 1988 O. dissimilis Toms & Otte, 1988 O. neofiliger Toms & Otte, 1988 O. neosimilis Toms & Otte, 1988 O. galpini Toms & Otte, 1988 O. socians Otte, 1988 O. sycomorus Toms & Otte, 1988 genus Oecanthodes Toms & Otte, 1988 Oecanthode anomala Toms & Otte, 1988 genus Viphyus Otte, 1988 V. livingstonei Otte, 1988 V. victorinoxi Otte, 1988
X. levissima (Gorochov, 1992)
O. dulcisonans Gorochov, 1993
O. antennalis Liu, Yin & Hsia, 1994
L. hanaula Otte, 1994
L. haupu Otte, 1994
L. kaala Otte, 1994
L. kainalu Otte, 1994
L. kawela Otte, 1994
L. kipahulu Otte, 1994
L. kohala Otte, 1994
L. lanaiensis Otte, 1994
L. luteus Otte, 1994
L. mauiensis Otte, 1994
L. mauumae Otte, 1994
L. molokai Otte, 1994
L. montgomeri Otte, 1994
L. oahuensis Otte, 1994
L. ookala Otte, 1994
L. perkinsi Otte, 1994
L. poamoho Otte, 1994
L. waikemoi Otte, 1994
P. alapa Otte, 1994
P. alternatus Otte, 1994
P. aphrastos Otte, 1994
P. awili Otte, 1994
P. epimeces Otte, 1994
P. flavidus Otte, 1994
P. giganteus Otte, 1994
P. hana Otte, 1994
P. haupu Otte, 1994
P. hea Otte, 1994
P. hypomacron Otte, 1994
P. kahea Otte, 1994
P. kahili Otte, 1994
P. kipahulu Otte, 1994
P. kohala Otte, 1994
P. kukui Otte, 1994
P. makai Otte, 1994
P. makakapua Otte, 1994
P. mauka Otte, 1994
P. olympus Otte, 1994
P. opua Otte, 1994
P. parakahili Otte, 1994
P. parakukui Otte, 1994
P. pararobustus Otte, 1994
P. pihea Otte, 1994
P. puna Otte, 1994
P. spadix Otte, 1994
P. victoriae Otte, 1994
P. waikemoi Otte, 1994
P. weli Otte, 1994
T. conanti Otte, 1994
T. mauiensis Otte, 1994
O. euryelytra Ichikawa, 2001 O. similator Ichikawa, 2001
O. zhengi Xie, 2003
O. alexanderi Walker, 2010
O. walkeri Collins & Symes, 2012