Metrodorinae

Metrodorinae
Rostella phyllocera (Borneo)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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[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

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Holocerus taurus (with red mites, Madagascar)

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

Amorphopini Günther, 1939

distribution: S. America

Cleostratini

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Authority: Hancock, 1907

  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

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Authority: Storozhenko, 2013; distribution: western Indochina

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

Metrodorini

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Authority: Bolívar, 1887; synonyms: Miriatrini Cadena-Castañeda & Cardona, 2015, Mucrotettigini Cadena-Castañeda & Silva, 2019;
distribution S. America Note: previously placed in the Cladonotinae

  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 (insect) 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

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Authority: Tumbrinck & Skejo, 2017

  1. Halmahera (insect) Storozhenko, 2016
  2. Ophiotettix Walker, 1871
  3. Paraspartolus Günther, 1939
  4. Rhopalotettix Hancock, 1910
  5. Spartolus (insect) Stål, 1877
  6. Threciscus Bolívar, 1887
  7. Uvarovithyrsus Storozhenko, 2016

Tribe Unassigned

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  1. Afrosystolederus Devriese & Husemann, 2023
  2. Allotettix Hancock, 1899
  3. Amphinotulus Günther, 1939
  4. Amphinotus Hancock, 1915
  5. Andriana (insect) Rehn, 1929
  6. Apterotettix Hancock, 1904
  7. Arexion (insect) Rehn, 1929
  8. Austrohyboella Rehn, 1952
  9. Bara (insect) Rehn, 1929
  10. Bermania Storozhenko, 2012
  11. Bolivaritettix Günther, 1939
  12. Bullaetettix Günther, 1937
  13. Calyptraeus Wang, 2001
  14. Camelotettix Hancock, 1907
  15. Centrosotettix Günther, 1939
  16. Charagotettix Brancsik, 1893
  17. Chiriquia Morse, 1900
  18. Cingalina Hebard, 1932
  19. Cingalotettix Günther, 1939
  20. Cleostratoides Storozhenko, 2013
  21. Concavetettix Deng, 2021
  22. Cotys (insect) Bolívar, 1887
  23. Cotysoides Zheng & Jiang, 2000
  24. Crimisodes Hebard, 1932
  25. Crimisus (insect) Bolívar, 1887
  26. Cryptotettix Hancock, 1900
  27. Eurybiades (insect) Rehn, 1929
  28. Gorochovitettix Storozhenko & Pushkar, 2015
  29. Hildegardia Günther, 1974
  30. Holocerus Bolívar, 1887
  31. Hovacris Rehn, 1929
  32. Hyboella Hancock, 1915
  33. Hybotettix Hancock, 1900
  34. Isandrus Rehn, 1929
  35. Macromotettix Günther, 1939
  36. Macromotettixoides Zheng, Wei & Jiang, 2005
  37. Mazarredia Bolívar, 1887
  38. Melainotettix Günther, 1939
  39. Mixohyboella Shishodia, 1991
  40. Moluccasia Rehn, 1948
  41. Notocerus Hancock, 1900
  42. Ocytettix Hancock, 1907
  43. Orthotettix Hancock, 1909
  44. Orthotettixoides Zheng, 1998
  45. Otumba (insect) Morse, 1900
  46. Oxytettix Rehn, 1929
  47. Paraguelus Günther, 1939
  48. Paraphyllum Hancock, 1913
  49. Platythorus Morse, 1900
  50. Plesiotettix Hancock, 1907
  51. Pseudoparatettix Günther, 1937
  52. Pseudoxistrella Liang, 1991
  53. Pterotettix Bolívar, 1887
  54. Rehnitettix Günther, 1939
  55. Salomonotettix Günther, 1939
  56. Scabrotettix Hancock, 1907
  57. Silanotettix Günther, 1959
  58. Synalibas Günther, 1939
  59. Systolederus Bolívar, 1887
  60. Timoritettix Günther, 1971
  61. Trigonofemora Hancock, 1906
  62. Xistra Bolívar, 1887
  63. Xistrella Bolívar, 1909
  64. Xistrellula Günther, 1939

References

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  1. ^ Bolívar I (1887) Ann. Soc. Entom. Belgique 31:185.
  2. ^ "Metrodorinae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  3. ^ a b 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.

Further reading

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