Guntheritettiginae is a subfamily of groundhoppers (Orthoptera: Caelifera) erected by Cadena-Castañeda et al. in 2025.Cadena-Castañeda OJ, Quintana-Arias RF, Infante IC, Silva DSM, Tavares GC (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. DOI
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.
Tribes and genera Cadena-Castañeda et al. placed genera into two tribes; the Orthoptera Species FileOrthoptera Species File: subfamily Guntheritettiginae Cadena-Castañeda, 2025 (retrieved 14 July 2025). includes the following, all found on Madagascar or surrounding Indian Ocean islands: Guntheritettigini Andriana (insect) Bara: monotypic Bara turgida Eurybiades: monotypic Eurybiades cerastes Guntheritettix : monotypic G. formidabilis Holocerus : monotypic Holocerus lucifer Hybotettix Notocerus Rehnitettix Silanotettix Tumbrinckitettigini Charagotettix Cryptotettix Hovacris Oxytettix Tumbrinckitettix
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