Tetrix (insect)

Tetrix
Tetrix subulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Tetrigidae
Subfamily: Tetriginae
Tribe: Tetrigini
Genus: Tetrix
Latreille, 1802
Diversity
At least 180 species.
Synonyms
  • 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

Tetrix[1] is a genus of ground-hoppers or pygmy grasshoppers in the family Tetrigidae. There are at least 180 described species in Tetrix.[2][3][4][5]

Tetrix undulata: typical brachypterous form
Tetrix (syn. Depressotetrix) depressa: macropronotal form
  1. ^ Latreille PA (1802) Hist. Nat. Crust. Ins. 3: 284
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