Genus Tetrix

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

tiny flying grasshopper - Tetrix subulata

Pygmy Grasshopper (Tetrix sp.) - Tetrix subulata

Camouflaged Grasshopper - Tetrix brunneri

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)

Suborder Caelifera (Grasshoppers)

Family Tetrigidae (Pygmy Grasshoppers)

Subfamily Tetriginae

Genus Tetrix

Explanation of Names

Author of genus is Latreille, 1802 (OSF). Possibly from Latin tetricus, taetricus, meaning harsh, sour (1), and/or from the species name of the Black Grouse, Tetrao tetrix. See discussion on the family page for the Tetrigidae.

Numbers

Nearctica.com lists 8 species.

Print References

The Century Dictionary--entry for tetric (1)

Helfer pp. 88-90, figs. 150-153, illustrates T. arenosus/a, subulata, brunneri, ornata, keys these species and other genera in family (2).

Bland, pp. 128-129, photos of specimens of T. arenosus/, subulata, brunneri, ornata (3)

Internet References

Insects of Cedar Creek illustrates genus Tetrix: T arenosa-angusta, T. ornata, T. subulata.

North Carolina State University list from that state, with number pinned: arenosa (109), ornatum (58)

Orthoptera of the Northern Great Plains lists several members of genus, gives common names.

Works Cited

1.	The Century Dictionary: an encyclopedic lexicon of the English language

2.	How to Know the Grasshoppers, Cockroaches, and Their Allies By Jacques R. Helfer

3.	Orthoptera of Michigan By Roger Bland

Contributed by Cotinis on 10 May, 2005 - 10:47am
Last updated 25 April, 2007 - 9:25am

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