Type

Metrodora acuta Günther, 1939 type species by original designation of Morseidora Cadena-Castañeda & Tavares, 2025

Nomenclature (1)

  • Morseidora Cadena-Castañeda & Tavares, 2025 in Cadena-Castañeda, Quintana-Arias, Infante, Silva & Tavares, 2025: 13, 89.

    type species by original designation Metrodora acuta Günther, 1939

Nomenclature references (1)

  • Cadena-Castañeda, O.J., Quintana-Arias, R.F., Infante, I.C., Silva, D.S.M. & Tavares, G.C. (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. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5597.1.1

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

In memory of the illustrious orthopterist Albert P. Morse (1863–1936) who extensively studied tetrigids from different regions of the world. The ending -dora is derived from the related genus Metrodora.

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