Genus

Tylotettix Morse, 1900

Type

type species by original monotypy of Tylotettix Morse, 1900

Tylotettix Morse, 1900: 6. (valid)
type species by original monotypy Tylotettix sinuatus Morse, 1900
Tylotettix Morse, 1900 in Hancock, 1902: 47.
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Tylotettix Morse, 1900 (subjective synonym of Metrodora Bolívar, 1887) in Günther, 1939: 292.
Tylotettix Morse, 1900 (classified as Metrodorina Bolívar, 1887) in Cadena-Castañeda, Quintana-Arias, Infante, Silva & Tavares, 2025: 13, 15, 252.

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.
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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

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Possibly from Greek τύλος, woodlouse.