Phalangopsinae [SEP] parent taxon
Phalangopsinae
Phalangopsinae, occasionally known as spider crickets, are a subfamily of crickets in the family Phalangopsidae. Members of Phalangopsinae are found worldwide in tropical and subtropical regions. Most species in the subfamily are nocturnal and can be found in rocky areas, near fallen wood, and the understory of forests. Some species are gregarious, gathering in large numbers. 
Taxonomy.
Placement of Phalangopsinae and its genera has been controversial, with the group previously being placed family Gryllidae. The "Orthoptera Species File" currently lists the following
Araneagryllus
Araneagryllus is an extinct monotypic genus of cricket in the subfamily Phalangopsinae with the sole species Araneagryllus dylani. The fossil was recovered in the Dominican Republic from early Miocene Burdigalian stage Dominican amber deposits on the island of Hispaniola. "Araneagryllus" is the first Phalangopsinae cricket to be described from the fossil record.
The genus is known from a single long female specimen, the holotype, currently deposited in the collections of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, as number "DR-12-32", and