Guntheritettiginae
Subfamily of Caelifera
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Guntheritettiginae is a subfamily of groundhoppers (Orthoptera: Caelifera) erected by Cadena-Castañeda et al. in 2025.[1]
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| Guntheritettiginae | |
|---|---|
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| Notocerus devriesei | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Superfamily: | Tetrigoidea |
| Family: | Tetrigidae |
| Subfamily: | Guntheritettiginae Cadena-Castañeda et al., 2025 |
The subfamily and type genus Guntheritettix were named in honour of Klaus Günther, an authority on Tetrigidae, who had originally placed G. formidabilis in the genus Notocerus.[1]
Tribes and genera
Cadena-Castañeda et al. placed genera into two tribes; the Orthoptera Species File[2] includes the following, all found on Madagascar or surrounding Indian Ocean islands:
Guntheritettigini
- Andriana (insect) Rehn, 1930
- Bara: monotypic Bara turgida Rehn, 1930
- Eurybiades: monotypic Eurybiades cerastes Rehn, 1930
- Guntheritettix Cadena-Castañeda & Tavares, 2025: monotypic G. formidabilis (Günther, 1974)
- Holocerus Bolívar, 1887: monotypic Holocerus lucifer (Serville, 1838)
- Hybotettix Hancock, 1900
- Notocerus Hancock, 1900
- Rehnitettix Günther, 1939
- Silanotettix Günther, 1959
Tumbrinckitettigini
- Charagotettix Brancsik, 1893
- Cryptotettix Hancock, 1900
- Hovacris Rehn, 1930
- Oxytettix Rehn, 1930
- Tumbrinckitettix Cadena-Castañeda & Tavares, 2025
