Metrodorinae

Metrodorinae 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.

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
  • Miriatrini Cadena-Castañeda & Cardona, 2015
  • Ophiotettigini Tumbrinck & Skejo, 2017
Synonyms
  • Amorphopinae Günther, 1939
  • Metrodorae Bolívar, 1887
  • Metrodoridae Bolívar, 1887
  • Metrodorini Bolívar, 1887
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