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Orthoptera Species File
Genus

Metrodora Bolívar, 1887

Type

type species by subsequent designation of Metrodora Bolívar, 1887

Nomenclature (25)

  • Metrodora Bolívar, 1887: 247.

    type species by subsequent designation Metrodora rana Bolívar, 1887 in Kirby, 1910

  • Tylotettix Morse, 1900: 6.

    type species by original monotypy Tylotettix sinuatus Morse, 1900

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  • Platytettix Hancock, 1906 (subjective synonym of Metrodora Bolívar, 1887) in Kasalo, Devriese, Desutter-Grandcolas, Hugel, Husemann, Storozhenko, Heads, Thomas, Doucet, Itrac-Bruneau, Buzzetti, Patano, Subedi, Yong, Bhaskar, Kočárek, Fite, Rivera & Skejo, 2026: 166.
  • Tylotettix Morse, 1900 (subjective synonym of Metrodora Bolívar, 1887) in Kasalo, Devriese, Desutter-Grandcolas, Hugel, Husemann, Storozhenko, Heads, Thomas, Doucet, Itrac-Bruneau, Buzzetti, Patano, Subedi, Yong, Bhaskar, Kočárek, Fite, Rivera & Skejo, 2026: 166.

References (16)

  • Bolívar, I. (1887) Essai sur les Acridiens de la tribu des Tettigidae. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique, 31, 175–313. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44636#page/675/mode/1up
  • Bruner, L. (1910) South American Tetrigidae. Annals of the Carnegie Museum, 7, 89–143. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/38116#page/151/mode/1up
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  • Cadena-Castañeda, O.J. & Cardona-Granda, J.M. (2015) Introducción a los Saltamontes de Colombia (Orthoptera: Caelifera: Acrididea: Acridomorpha, Tetrigoidea & Tridactyloidea). 1–534 pp.
  • 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
  • Günther, K. (1939) Revision der Acrydiinae (Orthoptera), III. Sectio Amorphopi (Metrodorae Bol. 1887, aut.). Abhandlungen und Berichte aus den Staatlichen Museen für Tierkunde und Völkerkunde in Dresden (Ser. A: Zool.) (N.F.), 20 (NF Bd.1), 16–335.
  • Hancock, J.L. (1902) Tettigidae of North America. Chicago, 188 pp. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/25899
  • Hancock, J.L. (1906) Description of new genera and species of the orthopterous tribe Tettigidae. Entomological News, 17, 86–91. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/79392
  • Hancock, J.L. (1907) Orthoptera Fam. Acridiidae. Subfam. Tetriginae. In Genera Insectorum. P. Wytsman [Ed.]. V. Verteneuil & L. Desmet, Bruxelles. Vol. 48, 1–79 pp. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/105990#page/23/mode/1up
  • Kasalo, N., Devriese, H., Desutter-Grandcolas, L., Hugel, S., Husemann, M., Storozhenko, S.Y., Heads, S.W., Thomas, M.J., Doucet, G., Itrac-Bruneau, R., Buzzetti, F.M., Patano, R.R., Jr., Subedi, M., Yong, S., Bhaskar, D., Kočárek, P., Fite, T., Rivera, R.R. & Skejo, J. (2026) Towards improved taxonomic standards in Orthoptera: Critical examination of Cadena-Castañeda et al. (2025b) and proposed synonymies. Contributions to Entomology, 76(2), 161–177. https://doi.org/10.3897/contrib.entomol.76.e185085
  • Kasalo, N., Janzen, D.H., Hallwachs, W., Brown, A., Husemann, M., Vielsäcker, M., Domazet-Lošo, T., Franjević, D., Subedi, M., Bogić, D. & Skejo, J. (2025) Integrative taxonomy of Costa Rican Tetrigidae (Orthoptera) reveals eight new species. Diversity, 17(3, 190), 1–34. https://doi.org/10.3390/d17030190
  • Kasalo, N., Naskrecki, P., Rebrina, F. & Skejo, J. (2023) Central American Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838 (Orthoptera): a preliminary catalogue. Zoosystema, 45(7), 176–212. Available at http://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/en/periodiques/zoosystema/45/7
  • Kasalo, N., Yong, S., Rebrina, F. & Skejo, J. (2023) Definition of the tribe Metrodorini (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae) with notes on biogeography and evolution of Metrodorinae and Cladonotinae. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae, 63(1), 187–193. Available at http://www.aemnp.eu/data/article-1944/1989-63_1_187.pdf
  • Kirby, W.F. (1910) A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae). British Museum (Natural History), London, Vol. 3, Issue 2, 674 pp. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/29660
  • Morse, A.P. (1900) Orthoptera. The Acrididae. Subfamily Tettiginae. Biologia Centrali-Americana, 2, 3–19. Available at http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/bca/navigation/bca_20_02_00/bca_20_02_00select.cfm
  • Otte, D. (1997) Orthoptera Species File 6. Tetrigoidea and Tridactyloidea (Orthoptera: Caelifera) and Addenda to OSF Vols. 1-5. The Orthopterists' Society and The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 261 pp.
  • Yin, X.-C., Shi, J. & Yin, Z. (1996) Synonymic Catalogue of Grasshoppers and their Allies of the World (Orthoptera: Caelifera). China Forestry Publishing House, Beijing, 1266 pp.

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Metrodora (Μητροδώρα) is probably the author of an ancient Greek medical text.

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Genus1023
Species80715