Metrodorinae Explained

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.

Genera

The Orthoptera Species File currently (2024) lists five tribes:

Amorphopini distribution: S. America

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

Cleostratini

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

1. Cleostratus (insect) Stål, 1877 (Philippines)
2. Dravidacris Bhaskar & Kasalo, 2022
3. Indomiriatra Tinkham, 1939
4. Metopomystrum Günther, 1939
5. Miriatroides Zheng & Jiang, 2002
6. Procytettix Bolívar, 1912
7. Pseudomitraria Hancock, 1907
8. Rhopalina Tinkham, 1939
9. Rhynchotettix Hancock, 1907
10. Rostella Hancock, 1913
11. Spadotettix Hancock, 1910
12. Thyrsus (insect) Bolívar, 1887

Clinophaestini

Authority: Storozhenko, 2013; distribution: western Indochina

1. Birmana Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
2. Clinophaestus Storozhenko, 2013

Metrodorini

Authority: Bolívar, 1887; distribution South America;
synonyms: Miriatrini, Mucrotettigini ; Note: previously placed in the Cladonotinae

1. Antillotettix
2. Armasius
3. †Baeotettix
4. Bahorucotettix
5. Cota
6. Cubanotettix
7. Cubonotus
8. †Electrotettix
9. Haitianotettix
10. Hancockiella
11. Hottettix
12. Metrodora (insect)
13. Miriatra
14. Mucrotettix
15. Sierratettix
16. Tiburonotus
17. Truncotettix

Ophiotettigini

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

1. Halmahera (insect)
2. Ophiotettix
3. Paraspartolus
4. Rhopalotettix
5. Spartolus (insect) (synonym Threciscus)
6. Uvarovithyrsus

Tribe Unassigned

1. Afrosystolederus
2. Allotettix
3. Amphinotulus
4. Amphinotus
5. Andriana (insect)
6. Apterotettix
7. Arexion (insect)
8. Austrohyboella
9. Bara (insect)
10. Bermania
11. Bolivaritettix
12. Bullaetettix
13. Calyptraeus
14. Camelotettix
15. Centrosotettix
16. Charagotettix
17. Chiriquia
18. Cingalina
19. Cingalotettix
20. Cleostratoides
21. Concavetettix
22. Cotys (insect)
23. Cotysoides
24. Crimisodes
25. Crimisus (insect)
26. Cryptotettix
27. Eurybiades (insect)
28. Gorochovitettix
29. Hildegardia
30. Holocerus
31. Hovacris
32. Hyboella
33. Hybotettix
34. Isandrus
35. Macromotettix
36. Macromotettixoides
37. Mazarredia
38. Melainotettix
39. Mixohyboella
40. Moluccasia
41. Notocerus
42. Ocytettix
43. Orthotettix
44. Orthotettixoides
45. Otumba (insect)
46. Oxytettix
47. Paraguelus
48. Paraphyllum
49. Platythorus
50. Plesiotettix
51. Pseudoparatettix
52. Pseudoxistrella
53. Pterotettix
54. Rehnitettix
55. Salomonotettix
56. Scabrotettix
57. Silanotettix
58. Synalibas
59. Systolederus
60. Timoritettix
61. Trigonofemora
62. Xistra
63. Xistrella
64. Xistrellula

Further reading

• Book: Orthoptera. 1997. Otte . Daniel. Poole . Robert W.. Gentili . Patricia. Entomological Information Services. Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America. 4: Non–Holometabolous Orders. 581–634. 978-1-889002-04-0.

Notes and References

1. Bolívar I (1887) Ann. Soc. Entom. Belgique 31:185.