Metrodorinae

Metrodorinae
Rostella phyllocera (Borneo)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Infraorder: Acrididea
Superfamily: Tetrigoidea
Family: Tetrigidae
Subfamily: Metrodorinae
Bolívar, 1887
Tribes
Synonyms
  • Amorphopinae Günther, 1939
  • Metrodorae Bolívar, 1887
  • Metrodoridae Bolívar, 1887
  • Metrodorini Bolívar, 1887

Metrodorinae is a subfamily of groundhoppers or pygmy grasshoppers. There are more than 590 described species, found in South America, Africa and Asia. In a 2025 revision, new tribes were erected and a number of genera were placed in the subfamily Guntheritettiginae.

Genera

The Orthoptera Species File currently (July 2025) lists nine tribes:

Amorphopini Günther, 1939

distribution: S. America

  1. Amorphopus Serville, 1838
  2. Eomorphopus Hancock, 1900

Cleostratini

Authority: Bolívar, 1887; distribution: mostly SE Asia, W Africa, Madagascar

  1. Cleostratus Stål, 1877 - Philippines
  2. Dravidacris Bhaskar & Kasalo, 2022 - S. India
  3. Procytettix Bolívar, 1912 - Madagascar
  4. Pseudomitraria Hancock, 1907 - W. Africa
  5. Rhynchotettix Hancock, 1907 - Madagascar

Clinophaestini

Authority: Storozhenko, 2013; distribution: western Indochina, Pacific islands

  1. Birmana Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
  2. Clinophaestus Storozhenko, 2013
  3. Thyrsus - monotypic Thyrsus tiaratus Bolívar, 1887
Garciaitettigini Cadena-Castañeda, 2025
  1. Chiriquia Morse, 1900
  2. Devrieseium Cadena-Castañeda & Tavares, 2025
  3. Garciaitettix Cadena-Castañeda & Tavares, 2025
  4. Stalitettix Cadena-Castañeda & Tavares, 2025
  5. Trigonofemora Hancock, 1906
Metopomystrini Cadena-Castañeda, 2025
  1. Metopomystrum Günther, 1939 - S. America

Metrodorini

Authority: Bolívar, 1887; distribution South America;
Note: two tribes previously in the Cladonotinae, Miriatrini Cadena-Castañeda & Cardona, 2015 and Mucrotettigini Cadena-Castañeda & Silva, 2019, are now placed here as subtribes together with the Metrodorina Bolívar, 1887.

  1. Antillotettix Perez-Gelabert, 2003
  2. Armasius Perez-Gelabert & Yong, 2014
  3. †Baeotettix Heads, 2009
  4. Bahorucotettix Perez-Gelabert, Hierro & Otte, 1998
  5. Cota Bolívar, 1887
  6. Cubanotettix Perez-Gelabert, Hierro & Otte, 1998
  7. Cubonotus Perez-Gelabert, Hierro & Otte, 1998
  8. †Electrotettix Heads & Thomas, 2014
  9. Haitianotettix Perez-Gelabert, Hierro & Otte, 1998
  10. Hancockiella Cadena-Castañeda & Cardona, 2015
  11. Hottettix Perez-Gelabert, Hierro & Otte, 1998
  12. Metrodora Bolívar, 1887
  13. Miriatra Bolívar, 1906
  14. Mucrotettix Perez-Gelabert, Hierro & Otte, 1998
  15. Sierratettix Perez-Gelabert, Hierro & Otte, 1998
  16. Tiburonotus Perez-Gelabert, Hierro & Otte, 1998
  17. Truncotettix Perez-Gelabert, Hierro & Otte, 1998

Ophiotettigini

Ophiotettix mountnokensis

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

  1. Halmahera Storozhenko, 2016 - Maluku Islands
  2. Ophiotettix Walker, 1871
  3. Paraspartolus Günther, 1939 - Philippines
  4. Rhopalotettix Hancock, 1910
  5. Spartolus Stål, 1877 (synonym Threciscus Bolívar, 1887) - Philippines
  6. Uvarovithyrsus Storozhenko, 2016 - Solomon Islands
Otumbini

Authority: Cadena-Castañeda, 2025; distribution: South America

  1. Bruneritettix Cadena-Castañeda & Tavares, 2025
  2. Otumba Morse, 1900
  3. Platythorus Morse, 1900
  4. Plesiotettix Hancock, 1907
Pterotettigini

Authority: Cadena-Castañeda, 2025; distribution: Madagascar

  1. Oxytettix Rehn, 1929
  2. Pterotettix Bolívar, 1887
  3. Tetticerus Hancock, 1900

Tribe Unassigned

Amphinotus nymphula
  1. Amphinotus Hancock, 1915
  2. Arexion Rehn, 1929
  3. Austrohyboella Rehn, 1952
  4. Bermania Storozhenko, 2012
  5. Bullaetettix Günther, 1937
  6. Calyptraeus Wang, 2001
  7. Camelotettix Hancock, 1907
  8. Centrosotettix Günther, 1939
  9. Cingalina Hebard, 1932
  10. Cingalotettix Günther, 1939
  11. Cleostratoides Storozhenko, 2013
  12. Concavetettix Deng, 2021
  13. Edentatettix Deng, 2025
  14. Gorochovitettix Storozhenko & Pushkar, 2015
  15. Guentheracris Skejo, Tumbrinck & Pushkar, 2024
  16. Hirrius Bolívar, 1887
  17. Isandrus Rehn, 1930
  18. Macromotettix Günther, 1939
  19. Macromotettixoides Zheng, Wei & Jiang, 2005
  20. Mazarredia Bolívar, 1887
  21. Melainotettix Günther, 1939
  22. Mixohyboella Shishodia, 1991
  23. Moluccasia Rehn, 1948
  24. Orthotettix Hancock, 1909
  25. Orthotettixoides Zheng, 1998
  26. Paraguelus Günther, 1939
  27. Paraphyllum Hancock, 1913
  28. Peronotettix Rehn, 1952
  29. Storozhenkoium Cadena-Castañeda & Tavares, 2025
  30. Timoritettix Günther, 1971
  31. Xistrellula Günther, 1939

References

  1. ↑ Bolívar I (1887) Ann. Soc. Entom. Belgique 31:185.
  2. 1 2 Orthoptera Species File: subfamily Metrodorinae Bolívar, 1887 (retrieved 6 July 2025)
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Cadena-Castañeda OJ, Quintana-Arias RF, Infante IC, Silva DSM, Tavares GC (2025) Studies on pygmy grasshoppers: On the current Metrodorinae sensu lato classification (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae) with emphasis on American and Malagasy taxa. Zootaxa, 5597(1), 1–265. DOI

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