Recognition characters and new records of two species of Phylloscyrtini (Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Trigonidiinae) from southern Brazil

the phylloscyrtini occurs from eastern united states to argentina and includes 21 valid species. it is a highly neglected group of crickets and little is known about its biology and distribution. cranistus colliurides st？l, 1861 and phylloscyrtus amoenus (burmeister, 1880) were recorded for the state of rio grande do sul, southern brazil, and information on calling song, stridulatory file and recognition characters were provided.