Tetrix (insect) explained

Tetrix^[1] is the type genus of ground-hoppers or pygmy grasshoppers in the tribe Tetrigini. There are at least 180 described species in Tetrix.

Selected Species

See: List of Tetrix species

• Tetrix arenosa (obscure pygmy grasshopper)
• Tetrix ceperoi (Cepero's ground-hopper)
• Tetrix ornata (ornate pygmy grasshopper)
• Tetrix subulata (slender ground-hopper) - type species
• Tetrix undulata ('common' ground-hopper)

Geographic searches

Species records are mostly from the Palaearctic and Nearctic realms, with a few in Africa and Australia.^[2] Regional searches include:

Europe

1. Tetrix bipunctata
2. Tetrix bolivari
3. Tetrix ceperoi ceperoi
4. Tetrix depressa
5. Tetrix fuliginosa
6. Tetrix gavoyi
7. Tetrix kraussi
8. Tetrix nodulosa
9. Tetrix subulata
10. Tetrix tartara
11. Tetrix tenuicornis
12. Tetrix transsylvanica
13. Tetrix tuerki
14. Tetrix undulata

Asia tropical

1. Tetrix arcunotus
2. Tetrix areolata
3. Tetrix bipunctata
4. Tetrix ceperoi chinensis
5. Tetrix dimidiata
6. Tetrix ensifer
7. Tetrix hururanus
8. Tetrix longzhouensis
9. Tetrix munda
10. Tetrix nigricolle
11. Tetrix pseudodepressus

North America

1. Tetrix arenosa
2. Tetrix brunnerii
3. Tetrix japonica
4. Tetrix ornata
5. Tetrix sierrana
6. Tetrix subulata

Notes and References

1. Latreille PA (1802) Hist. Nat. Crust. Ins. 3: 284
2. http://orthoptera.archive.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1102481 Orthoptera Species File