Prophalangopsidae

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Grigs and relatives
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Superfamily: Hagloidea
Family: Prophalangopsidae
Genera

Aboilomimus
Cyphoderris
Paracyphoderris
Prophalangopsis
Tarragoilus

"Grig" redirects here. For the fictional Dungeons and Dragons creature, see Fey (Dungeons & Dragons).

Grigs are insects belonging to the grasshopper 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); the evolutionary split occurred more than 230 million years ago in the Permian.