Genus Paratettix

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Internet References

Pygmy Grasshopper - Paratettix mexicanus

Mexican Pygmy Grasshopper - Paratettix mexicanus - female

Aztec Pygmy Grasshopper - Paratettix aztecus

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 Paratettix

Explanation of Names

Author of genus is Bolivar, 1887.

Numbers

Nearctica.com lists 8 species:

Paratettix azteca Saussure 1861 (Tettix)

Paratettix brevipennis Hancock 1902 (Apotettix)

Paratettix cucullata Burmeister 1838 (Tetrix)

Paratettix freygessneri Bolivar 1887 (Paratettix)

Paratettix mexicana Saussure 1861 (Tettix)

Paratettix rugosa Scudder 1862 (Tettix)

Paratettix schochii Bolivar 1887 (Paratettix)

Paratettix tolteca Saussure 1861 (Tettix)

Internet References

OSF

ITIS

Cedar Creek

Contributed by Ted Kropiewnicki on 8 July, 2008 - 11:45pm
Last updated 15 February, 2009 - 2:25pm

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