Orthoptera29 species

Family Pygmy Grasshoppers (Tetrigidae)

Tetrigidae is a family in the order Orthoptera. Browse 29 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Tetrigidae (29)

Mexican Pygmy Grasshopper

Clypeotettix mexicanus

Identification: Variable. Pronotum extended, may reach tip of abdomen Type locality: San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California

Broad-legged Pygmy Grasshopper 0

Clypeotettix schochii

Identification: Stocky, long-winged. Middle femur very wide, about twice as long as wide.

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Short-winged Pygmy Grasshopper

Paratettix brevipennis

Identification: Hind femur is very robust (between 2 and 2.5 as long as wide). Fastigium wider than width of eye as seen from above. Middle femur not lobed (may be somewhat irrigular).

Hooded Grouse Locust

Paratettix cucullatus

Identification: See comments under photos, especially this one . Note these marks (David Ferguson): Description from Hancock, 1902, which could use editing and summarizing:

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Rough-back Pygmy Grasshopper

Paratettix rugosus

Identification: Always long-winged (and macropronotal). Similar to Aztec Pygmy Grasshopper, but fastigium wider than width of one eye as seen from above, pronotum rough, more stocky in form. See also P. brevipennis , and P. toltecus , both very simi

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Toltec Pygmy Grasshopper

Paratettix toltecus

Identification: Fastigium as seen from above wider than width of one eye. Hind femur between 2.5 and 3 times as long as wide. Middle femur not lobed above and below (may be irregularly margined). Much like P. rugosus , but middle femur shorter; pr

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Paxilla obesa 0

Paxilla obesa

Identification: Small, more humped than other tetrigids. Pronotum covers large part of head. Figures

Obscure Pygmy Grasshopper

Tetrix arenosa

Identification: Grayish, brownish, or dark; may have a wide pale band across pronotum. Pronotum almost flat, with median ridge feeble

Brunner Pygmy Grasshopper

Tetrix brunnerii

Identification: Very like T. ornata , but more northern and at higher elevations. The two are likely one species, and some individuals in the zone of contact are impossible to place in one species or the other. This species differs in having the fa

Ornate Pygmy Grasshopper

Tetrix ornata

Identification: See comments under T. brunneri. Differs from T. subulata in being generally stockier, and in having the median ridge on top of the head prodtruding slightly but prominently beyond front of head (ending at front in T. subulata). The f

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Sierra Pygmy Grasshopper

Tetrix sierrana

Identification: Basically like Tetrix ornata . Pronotum angled in front, median ridge thin and fairly high. Found in Sierra Nevada in California. Apparently only few specimens have ever been found.