Metrodorinae

Metrodorinae
	Rostella phyllocera (Borneo)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Caelifera
Infraorder:	Acrididea
Superfamily:	Tetrigoidea
Family:	Tetrigidae
Subfamily:	Metrodorinae ; Bolívar, 1887
Tribes
	Amorphopini Günther, 1939; Cleostratini Bolívar, 1887; Clinophaestini Storozhenko, 2013; Metrodorini Bolívar, 1887; Ophiotettigini Tumbrinck & Skejo, 2017;
Synonyms
	Amorphopinae Günther, 1939; Metrodorae Bolívar, 1887; Metrodoridae Bolívar, 1887; Metrodorini Bolívar, 1887;

Last updated March 20, 2025

Metrodorinae^[1] is a subfamily of groundhoppers or pygmy grasshoppers. There are at least 90 genera and more than 590 described species, found in South America, Africa and Asia.^[2]^[3]

Genera

The Orthoptera Species File^[3] currently (2024) lists five tribes:

Amorphopini Günther, 1939

distribution: S. America

Amorphopus Serville, 1838
Eomorphopus Hancock, 1900

Cleostratini

Authority: Bolívar, 1887; distribution: mostly SE Asia, Africa, S. America

Cleostratus Stål, 1877 - Philippines
Dravidacris Bhaskar & Kasalo, 2022
Indomiriatra Tinkham, 1939
Metopomystrum Günther, 1939
Miriatroides Zheng & Jiang, 2002
Procytettix Bolívar, 1912
Pseudomitraria Hancock, 1907
Rhopalina Tinkham, 1939
Rhynchotettix Hancock, 1907
Rostella Hancock, 1913
Spadotettix Hancock, 1910
Thyrsus Bolívar, 1887

Clinophaestini

Authority: Storozhenko, 2013; distribution: western Indochina

Birmana Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Clinophaestus Storozhenko, 2013

Metrodorini

Authority: Bolívar, 1887; distribution South America;
synonyms: MiriatriniCadena-Castañeda & Cardona, 2015, MucrotettiginiCadena-Castañeda & Silva, 2019; Note: previously placed in the Cladonotinae

Antillotettix Perez-Gelabert, 2003
Armasius Perez-Gelabert & Yong, 2014
† Baeotettix Heads, 2009
Bahorucotettix Perez-Gelabert, Hierro & Otte, 1998
Cota Bolívar, 1887
Cubanotettix Perez-Gelabert, Hierro & Otte, 1998
Cubonotus Perez-Gelabert, Hierro & Otte, 1998
† Electrotettix Heads & Thomas, 2014
Haitianotettix Perez-Gelabert, Hierro & Otte, 1998
Hancockiella Cadena-Castañeda & Cardona, 2015
Hottettix Perez-Gelabert, Hierro & Otte, 1998
Metrodora Bolívar, 1887
Miriatra Bolívar, 1906
Mucrotettix Perez-Gelabert, Hierro & Otte, 1998
Sierratettix Perez-Gelabert, Hierro & Otte, 1998
Tiburonotus Perez-Gelabert, Hierro & Otte, 1998
Truncotettix Perez-Gelabert, Hierro & Otte, 1998

Ophiotettigini

Authority: Tumbrinck & Skejo, 2017; distribution: SE Asia

Halmahera Storozhenko, 2016
Ophiotettix Walker, 1871
Paraspartolus Günther, 1939
Rhopalotettix Hancock, 1910
Spartolus Stål, 1877 (synonym ThreciscusBolívar, 1887)
Uvarovithyrsus Storozhenko, 2016

Tribe Unassigned

Afrosystolederus Devriese & Husemann, 2023
Allotettix Hancock, 1899
Amphinotulus Günther, 1939
Amphinotus Hancock, 1915
Andriana Rehn, 1929
Apterotettix Hancock, 1904
Arexion Rehn, 1929
Austrohyboella Rehn, 1952
Bara Rehn, 1929
Bermania Storozhenko, 2012
Bolivaritettix Günther, 1939
Bullaetettix Günther, 1937
Calyptraeus Wang, 2001
Camelotettix Hancock, 1907
Centrosotettix Günther, 1939
Charagotettix Brancsik, 1893
Chiriquia Morse, 1900
Cingalina Hebard, 1932
Cingalotettix Günther, 1939
Cleostratoides Storozhenko, 2013
Concavetettix Deng, 2021
Cotys Bolívar, 1887
Cotysoides Zheng & Jiang, 2000
Crimisodes Hebard, 1932
Crimisus Bolívar, 1887
Cryptotettix Hancock, 1900
Eurybiades Rehn, 1929
Gorochovitettix Storozhenko & Pushkar, 2015
Hildegardia|Hildegardia Günther, 1974
Holocerus Bolívar, 1887
Hovacris Rehn, 1929
Hyboella Hancock, 1915
Hybotettix Hancock, 1900
Isandrus Rehn, 1929
Macromotettix Günther, 1939
Macromotettixoides Zheng, Wei & Jiang, 2005
Mazarredia Bolívar, 1887
Melainotettix Günther, 1939
Mixohyboella Shishodia, 1991
Moluccasia Rehn, 1948
Notocerus Hancock, 1900
Ocytettix Hancock, 1907
Orthotettix Hancock, 1909
Orthotettixoides Zheng, 1998
Otumba Morse, 1900
Oxytettix Rehn, 1929
Paraguelus Günther, 1939
Paraphyllum Hancock, 1913
Platythorus Morse, 1900
Plesiotettix Hancock, 1907
Pseudoparatettix Günther, 1937
Pseudoxistrella Liang, 1991
Pterotettix Bolívar, 1887
Rehnitettix Günther, 1939
Salomonotettix Günther, 1939
Scabrotettix Hancock, 1907
Silanotettix Günther, 1959
Synalibas Günther, 1939
Systolederus Bolívar, 1887
Timoritettix Günther, 1971
Trigonofemora Hancock, 1906
Xistra Bolívar, 1887
Xistrella Bolívar, 1909
Xistrellula Günther, 1939

References

↑ Bolívar I (1887) Ann. Soc. Entom. Belgique 31:185.
↑ "Metrodorinae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
1 2 Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "subfamily Metrodorinae Bolívar, 1887". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-07-02.