Metrodorinae

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
Synonyms
  • Amorphopinae Günther, 1939
  • Metrodorae Bolívar, 1887
  • Metrodoridae Bolívar, 1887
  • Metrodorini Bolívar, 1887

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.