The Cachoplistinae[1] is a subfamily of crickets (Orthoptera: Ensifera) of the family Phalangopsidae; they are sometimes called beetle crickets or bell crickets.

Species are terrestrial, carnivorous or omnivorous and can be found in: Africa, tropical Asia, Korea and Japan.

[2] The names for this subfamily and the tribe Cachoplistini, are based on Saussure's (1877) genus "Cachoplistus" and priority for family-group names based on his use of "Cachoplistites".

The agreed type genus is Cacoplistes, but "Cacoplistinae" has been superseded; the first use of Cachoplistinae was by Chopard (1968).

[2] The Orthoptera Species File[2] lists two tribes: Authority: Gorochov, 1986