MetrodorinaeBolívar I (1887) Ann. Soc. Entom. Belgique 31:185. 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,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 new tribes were erected and a number of genera were placed in the subfamily Guntheritettiginae.
Genera The Orthoptera Species FileOrthoptera Species File: subfamily Metrodorinae Bolívar, 1887 (retrieved 6 July 2025) currently (July 2025) lists nine tribes: Amorphopini distribution: S. America Amorphopus Eomorphopus
Cleostratini Authority: Bolívar, 1887; distribution: mostly SE Asia, W Africa, Madagascar
Cleostratus - Philippines Dravidacris - S. India Procytettix - Madagascar Pseudomitraria - W. Africa Rhynchotettix - Madagascar
Clinophaestini Authority: Storozhenko, 2013; distribution: western Indochina, Pacific islands Birmana Clinophaestus Thyrsus - monotypic Thyrsus tiaratus
Garciaitettigini Chiriquia Devrieseium Garciaitettix Stalitettix Trigonofemora Metopomystrini Metopomystrum - S. America
Metrodorini Authority: Bolívar, 1887; distribution South America; Note: two tribes previously in the Cladonotinae, Miriatrini and Mucrotettigini , are now placed here as subtribes together with the Metrodorina .
Antillotettix Armasius †Baeotettix Bahorucotettix Cota Cubanotettix Cubonotus †Electrotettix Haitianotettix Hancockiella Hottettix Metrodora Miriatra Mucrotettix Sierratettix Tiburonotus Truncotettix
Ophiotettigini
Authority: Tumbrinck & Skejo, 2017; distribution: SE Asia Halmahera - Maluku Islands Ophiotettix Paraspartolus - Philippines Rhopalotettix Spartolus (synonym Threciscus ) - Philippines Uvarovithyrsus - Solomon Islands
Otumbini Authority: Cadena-Castañeda, 2025; distribution: South America Bruneritettix Otumba Platythorus Plesiotettix
Pterotettigini Authority: Cadena-Castañeda, 2025; distribution: Madagascar Oxytettix Pterotettix Tetticerus
Tribe Unassigned
Amphinotus Arexion Austrohyboella Bermania Bullaetettix Calyptraeus Camelotettix Centrosotettix Cingalina Cingalotettix Cleostratoides Concavetettix Edentatettix Gorochovitettix Guentheracris Hirrius Isandrus Macromotettix Macromotettixoides Mazarredia Melainotettix Mixohyboella Moluccasia Orthotettix Orthotettixoides Paraguelus Paraphyllum Peronotettix Storozhenkoium Timoritettix Xistrellula
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