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Tetrix (insect)

Tetrix is the type genus of ground-hoppers or pygmy grasshoppers in the tribe Tetrigini; currently (2026) there are 136 accepted species in the genus Tetrix.

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Tetrix
Tetrix subulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Tetrigidae
Subfamily: Tetriginae
Tribe: Tetrigini
Genus: Tetrix
Latreille, 1802
Diversity
136 species.1
Synonyms1
  • Acridium Schrank, 1801
  • Acridium Schaeffer, 1766
  • Acrydium Geoffroy, 1762
  • Acrydium Fabricius, 1775
  • Bienkotetrix Kis & Vasiliu, 1970
  • Depressotetrix Karaman, 1960
  • Macedotetrix Karaman, 1960
  • Tetix Caulfield, 1887
  • Tetratetrix Karaman, 1965
  • Tettis Kittary, 1849
  • Tettix Berthold, 1827
  • Uvarovitettix Bazyluk & Kis, 1960

Tetrix2 is the type genus of ground-hoppers or pygmy grasshoppers in the tribe Tetrigini; currently (2026) there are 136 accepted species in the genus Tetrix.1

Selected Species

See: List of Tetrix species

Tetrix undulata: typical brachypterous form source ↗
Tetrix (syn. Depressotetrix) depressa: macropronotal form source ↗



Geographic searches

Species records are mostly from the Palaearctic and Nearctic realms, with a few in Africa and Australia.134 Regional searches include:

Europe
  1. Tetrix bipunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  2. Tetrix bolivari Saulcy, 1901
  3. Tetrix ceperoi ceperoi (Bolívar, 1887)
  4. Tetrix depressa Brisout de Barneville, 1848
  5. Tetrix fuliginosa (Zetterstedt, 1828)
  6. Tetrix gavoyi Saulcy, 1901
  7. Tetrix kraussi Saulcy, 1888
  8. Tetrix nodulosa (Fieber, 1853)
  9. Tetrix subulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  10. Tetrix tartara (Saussure, 1887)
  11. Tetrix tenuicornis (Sahlberg, 1891)
  12. Tetrix transsylvanica (Bazyluk & Kis, 1960)
  13. Tetrix tuerki (Krauss, 1876)
  14. Tetrix undulata (Sowerby, 1806)
Asia tropical
  1. Tetrix arcunotus Ingrisch, 2001
  2. Tetrix areolata Westwood, 1841
  3. Tetrix bipunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  4. Tetrix ceperoi chinensis Liang, 1998
  5. Tetrix dimidiata Westwood, 1841
  6. Tetrix ensifer Westwood, 1841
  7. Tetrix hururanus Ingrisch, 2001
  8. Tetrix longzhouensis Zheng & Jiang, 2000
  9. Tetrix munda (Walker, 1871)
  10. Tetrix nigricolle (Walker, 1871)
  11. Tetrix pseudodepressus (Ingrisch, 2006)
North America5
  1. Tetrix arenosa (Hancock, 1896)
  2. Tetrix brunnerii (Bolívar, 1887)
  3. Tetrix japonica (Bolívar, 1887)
  4. Tetrix ornata (Say, 1824)
  5. Tetrix sierrana Rehn & Grant, 1956
  6. Tetrix subulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
References

References

  1. Orthoptera Species File: genus Tetrix Latreille, 1802 (retrieved 12 February 2026)
  2. Latreille PA (1802) Hist. Nat. Crust. Ins. 3: 284
  3. "Browse Tetrix". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. "Tetrix". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  5. "Tetrix Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
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