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family Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838

• Nomenclatural details:  According to ICZN Article 11.7.2. Rambur rather than Serville is author of the subsequently latinized family name.
• Common name(s):  pygmy grasshoppers; grouse locusts; Dornschrecken
• Links:
  • Pygmy Grasshoppers of Papua Indonesia
• Distribution:
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• Ecology:
  • Terrestrial. Herbivorous, feeding mostly on algae and bryophytes; terrestrial, riparian and semi-aquatic species.
• Citations (57):
  • Bruner, L. 1910. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 7:89   >> Note: Tetrigidae
  • Blatchley. 1920. Orthoptera of northeastern America with special reference to the faunas of Indiana and Florida pp. 148  
  • Bey-Bienko & Mistshenko. 1951. Locusts and Grasshoppers of the U.S.S.R. and Adjacent Countries 2:86  
  • Rehn, J.A.G. 1952. The grasshoppers and locusts (Acridoidea) of Australia. I. Families Tetrigidae and Eumastacidae 15
  • Grant Jr., H.J. 1957. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 35:37-40  
  • Bazyluk. 1958. Fragmenta Faunistica 7(15):379  
  • Günther, K. 1959[1958]. Abh. Mus. Tierkd. Völkerkd., (A) Zool. (N.F.) Ent. 24:5
  • Karaman, M.S. 1960. Zastita Bilja 57-58:143-161
  • Steinmann. 1962. Folia Ent. Hungarica 15:304
  • Shumakov. 1963. Trudy Vses. Entomol. Obshch. [= Horae Soc. Entomol. Union. Sov.] 49:165 >> Note: Tetrigidae
  • Steinmann. 1964. Folia Ent. Hungarica 17:381-384
  • Sharov. 1968. Trudy Paleontologicheskogo Instituta 118:[196] >> Note: Family Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838
  • Steinmann. 1969. Folia Ent. Hungarica 22(19):383
  • Podgornaya. 1969. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie 48:255-262
  • Steinmann. 1970. Acta Zool. Acad. Sci. Hung. 16:215-240
  • Steinmann. 1971. Acta Zool. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17:381-385
  • Harz. 1975. Ser. Entomol. 11:5
  • Larochelle. 1977. Fabreries 3(9):162-165
  • Günther, K. 1979. Beiträge zur Entomologie 29(1):74  
  • Llorente del Moral & Presa. 1981[1982]. Eos 57:130   >> Note: keys to genera and species
  • Paranjape & Bhalerao. 1984. Oriental Entomology Symposium 19-23
  • Vickery & D.K.M. Kevan. 1986. The Insects and Arachnids of Canada 14:305   >> Note: Tetrigodea, key to families
  • Balderson & X.-C. Yin. 1987. Entomologist's Gazette 38:269
  • Zheng, Z. 1988. In Huang, Fusheng, P.Y. Wang, W.Y. Yin, P.Y. Yu, T.S. Lee, Chikun Yang & X.J. Wang [Ed.]. Insects of Mt. Namjagbarwa region of Xizang 1988:52
  • Maes. 1989. Rev. Nicar. Entomol. 6:49-53  
  • Devriese. 1991. Bull. Ann. Soc. entom. Belg. 127(5-6):121  
  • Shishodia. 1991[1990]. Rec. Zool. Survey India 88(1-4):29-36  
  • Shishodia. 1991. Rec. Zool. Surv. India, Misc. Pub., Occas. Paper 140:10  
  • Podgornaya. 1992[1991]. In Gorochov & Korotiaev [Ed.]. News of Systematics and Faunistics of Vietnam Insects Part 2. Trudy Zool. Inst., Akad. Nauk SSSR, Leningrad 240:20 >> Note: key to subfamilies
  • Blackith, R.E. 1992. Tetrigidae (Insecta; Orthoptera) of Southeast Asia: Annotated catalogue with partial translated keys and bibliography xix
  • Devriese. 1993. Bull. Ann. Soc. entom. Belg. 129(4-6):108   >> Note: key to genera of East Palaearctic region
  • Zheng, Z. 1993. In Huang, C. Animals of Longqi Mountain 76
  • Ichikawa. 1994. Jap. J. Ent. 62(3):457-474
  • Massa. 1994. Boll. Soc. entom. ital. 126(1):3-8
  • Kostia. 1995. Acta Zool. Cracov. 38(2):257, 264 >> Note: Family Tetrigidae Rambur
  • Shishodia. 1995. State Fauna Series 4 Fauna of Meghalaya 3:166  
  • Rentz, D.C.F. 1996. Grasshopper Country. The Abundant Orthopteroid Insects of Australia 197
  • Devriese. 1996. Nieuwsbrief Saltabel 15:1-38   >> Note: general overview, morphology, key to west-palearctic species, taxonomy
  • Otte, D. 1997. Orthoptera Species File 6:1 >> Note: Tetrigidae
  • Ichikawa. 1998. Nature & Insects 33(2), No. 423:44 >> Note: key to species
  • Jiang, G. & Z. Zheng. 1998. Grasshoppers and Locusts from Guangxi 321 >> Note: Tetrigidoidea: Tetrigidae
  • Liang, G. & Z. Zheng. 1998. Fauna Sinica, Insecta 12:129 >> Note: Tetrigidae
  • Zheng, Z. 1999. In Huang, B. [Ed.]. Fauna of Insects Fujian Province of China. Vol. 1. 200
  • Defaut. 2001. La détermination des Orthoptères de France 34, 35
  • Podgornaya. 2003. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie 82(1):86-89, 252
  • Bland. 2003. The Orthoptera of Michigan: Biology, Keys, and Descriptions of Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets 37 >> Note: key to species
  • Kim, T.-W. & J.I. Kim. 2004. Entomological Research 34(4):262  
  • Szijj. 2004. Die Springschrecken Europas 22, 63
  • Jiang, G. & G. Liang. 2004. Entomol. News 115(4):203   >> Note: Tetrigidae
  • Zheng, Z. 2005. Fauna of the Tetrigoidea from Western China 217-218 >> Note: key to genera
  • Benediktov. 2005. Proceedings of the Russian Entomological Society 76:131-140  
  • Tumbrinck, Josef. 2014. Biodiversity, Biogeography and Nature Conservation in Wallacea and New Guinea 2:349 >> Note: key to subfamilies
  • Cadena-Castañeda & Cardona. 2015. Introducción a los Saltamontes de Colombia (Orthoptera: Caelifera: Acrididea: Acridomorpha, Tetrigoidea & Tridactyloidea) 450-483 >> Note: key to Neotropical subfamilies
  • Storozhenko, T.-W. Kim & Jeon. 2015. Monograph of Korean Orthoptera 164
  • Tan, M.K., Yeo & W.S. Hwang. 2017. Jour. Orth. Res. 26(1):73-80  
  • Itrac-Bruneau & Doucet. 2022. Zoosystema 44(14):418   >> Note: key to species
  • Kasalo, N., Skejo & Husemann. 2023. 15(696):2  
• Type genus:  Tetrix Latreille, 1802; priority for family-group names based on Tetrix dates from Tetridides Rambur, 1838.  First use as Tetrigidae by Bruner, L., 1910.

• synonym Acrydiinae Krauss, 1902
• synonym Tetiginos Stål, 1873
• synonym Tetricidae Rambur, 1838
• synonym Tetricidites Rambur, 1838
• synonym Tetridides Rambur, 1838
• synonym Tettigidae Stål, 1873
• synonym Tettiginae Stål, 1873
• subfamily Batrachideinae Bolívar, 1887
• synonym Batrachideae Bolívar, 1887
• synonym Batrachideidae Bolívar, 1887
• synonym Batrachididae Bolívar, 1887
• synonym Batrachidiini Bolívar, 1887
• synonym Batrachidinae Bolívar, 1887
• synonym Batrachinae Bolívar, 1887
• tribe Batrachideini Bolívar, 1887
• tribe Bufonidini Hancock, 1907
• tribe Cassitettigini Yin, 1984
• subfamily Cladonotinae Bolívar, 1887
• synonym Cladonotae Bolívar, 1887
• synonym Cladonotidae Bolívar, 1887
• tribe Choriphyllini Cadena-Castañeda & Silva, 2019
• tribe Cladonotini Bolívar, 1887
• tribe Epitettigini Storozhenko, 2023
• tribe Trusmaditetrigini Storozhenko, 2023
• tribe Valalyllini Deranja, Kasalo, Adžić, Franjević & Skejo, 2022
• tribe Xerophyllini Günther, 1979
• genus Afrolarcus Günther, 1979
• genus Aspiditettix Liang, Chen, Li & Chen, 2009
• genus Deltonotusoides Deng, 2021
• genus Eleleus Bolívar, 1887
• genus Fieberiana Kirby, 1914
• genus Hainantettix Deng, 2020
• genus Hippodes Karsch, 1890
• genus Microthymochares Devriese, 1991
• genus Nesotettix Holdhaus, 1909
• genus Pelusca Bolívar, 1912
• genus Peraxelpa Sjöstedt, 1932
• genus Stegaceps Hancock, 1913
• genus Tetradinodula Zha, 2017
• genus Thymochares Rehn, 1929
• genus Tondanotettix Willemse, 1928
• genus Tuberfemurus Zheng, 1992
• genus Willemsetettix Tumbrinck, 2014
• subfamily Lophotettiginae Hancock, 1909
• synonym Lophotettigiae Hancock, 1909
• genus Lophotettix Hancock, 1909
• genus Phelene Bolívar, 1906
• subfamily Metrodorinae Bolívar, 1887
• synonym Amorphopinae Günther, 1939
• synonym Metrodorae Bolívar, 1887
• synonym Metrodoridae Bolívar, 1887
• nomen nudum Pediotettix Bruner, 1915
• tribe Amorphopini Günther, 1939
• tribe Cleostratini Bolívar, 1887
• tribe Clinophaestini Storozhenko, 2013
• tribe Metrodorini Bolívar, 1887
• tribe Ophiotettigini Tumbrinck & Skejo, 2017
• genus Afrosystolederus Devriese & Husemann, 2023
• genus Allotettix Hancock, 1899
• genus Amphinotulus Günther, 1939
• genus Amphinotus Hancock, 1915
• genus Andriana Rehn, 1929
• genus Apterotettix Hancock, 1904
• genus Arexion Rehn, 1929
• genus Austrohyboella Rehn, 1952
• genus Bara Rehn, 1929
• genus Bermania Storozhenko, 2012
• genus Bolivaritettix Günther, 1939
• genus Bullaetettix Günther, 1937
• genus Calyptraeus Wang, 2001
• genus Camelotettix Hancock, 1907
• genus Centrosotettix Günther, 1939
• genus Charagotettix Brancsik, 1893
• genus Chiriquia Morse, 1900
• genus Cingalina Hebard, 1932
• genus Cingalotettix Günther, 1939
• genus Cleostratoides Storozhenko, 2013
• genus Concavetettix Deng, 2021
• genus Cotys Bolívar, 1887
• genus Cotysoides Zheng & Jiang, 2000
• genus Crimisodes Hebard, 1932
• genus Crimisus Bolívar, 1887
• genus Cryptotettix Hancock, 1900
• genus Eurybiades Rehn, 1929
• genus Gorochovitettix Storozhenko & Pushkar, 2015
• genus Hildegardia Günther, 1974
• genus Holocerus Bolívar, 1887
• genus Hovacris Rehn, 1929
• genus Hyboella Hancock, 1915
• genus Hybotettix Hancock, 1900
• genus Isandrus Rehn, 1929
• genus Macromotettix Günther, 1939
• genus Macromotettixoides Zheng, Wei & Jiang, 2005
• genus Mazarredia Bolívar, 1887
• genus Melainotettix Günther, 1939
• genus Mixohyboella Shishodia, 1991
• genus Moluccasia Rehn, 1948
• genus Notocerus Hancock, 1900
• genus Ocytettix Hancock, 1907
• genus Orthotettix Hancock, 1909
• genus Orthotettixoides Zheng, 1998
• genus Otumba Morse, 1900
• genus Oxytettix Rehn, 1929
• genus Paraguelus Günther, 1939
• genus Paraphyllum Hancock, 1913
• genus Platythorus Morse, 1900
• genus Plesiotettix Hancock, 1907
• genus Pseudoparatettix Günther, 1937
• genus Pseudoxistrella Liang, 1991
• genus Pterotettix Bolívar, 1887
• genus Rehnitettix Günther, 1939
• genus Salomonotettix Günther, 1939
• genus Scabrotettix Hancock, 1907
• genus Silanotettix Günther, 1959
• genus Synalibas Günther, 1939
• genus Systolederus Bolívar, 1887
• genus Timoritettix Günther, 1971
• genus Trigonofemora Hancock, 1906
• genus Xistra Bolívar, 1887
• genus Xistrella Bolívar, 1909
• genus Xistrellula Günther, 1939
• subfamily Scelimeninae Bolívar, 1887
• synonym Scelimenae Bolívar, 1887
• synonym Scelimenidae Bolívar, 1887
• tribe Discotettigini Hancock, 1907
• tribe Scelimenini Bolívar, 1887
• genus Arulenus Stål, 1877
• genus Dengonius Adžić, Deranja, Franjević & Skejo, 2020
• genus Hebarditettix Günther, 1938
• genus Hirrius Bolívar, 1887
• genus Zhengitettix Liang, 1994
• subfamily Tetriginae Rambur, 1838
• synonym Mesotettiginae Karaman, 1965
• synonym Tetricinae Rambur, 1838
• synonym Tetrigiae Rambur, 1838
• synonym Tettigini Stål, 1873
• tribe Dinotettigini Günther, 1979
• tribe Tetrigini Rambur, 1838
• genus Aalatettix Zheng & Mao, 2002
• genus Agkistropleuron Bruner, 1910
• genus Alulatettix Liang, 1993
• genus Bannatettix Zheng, 1993
• genus Bienkotetrix Karaman, 1965
• genus Carolinotettix Willemse, 1951
• genus Clypeotettix Hancock, 1902
• genus Coptottigia Bolívar, 1912
• genus Danielatettix Cadena-Castañeda, 2021
• genus Ergatettix Kirby, 1914
• genus Formosatettix Tinkham, 1937
• genus Formosatettixoides Zheng, 1994
• genus Lamellitettigodes Günther, 1939
• genus Liotettix Bolívar, 1906
• genus Macquillania Günther, 1972
• genus Micronotus Hancock, 1902
• genus Neocoptotettix Shishodia, 1984
• genus Neotettix Hancock, 1898
• genus Nomotettix Morse, 1894
• genus Ochetotettix Morse, 1900
• genus Oxyphyllum Hancock, 1909
• genus Sciotettix Ichikawa, 2001
• genus Skejotettix Subedi, 2022
• genus Stenodorsus Hancock, 1906
• genus †Succinotettix Piton, 1938
• genus Teredorus Hancock, 1907
• genus Tettiellona Günther, 1979
• genus Xiaitettix Zheng & Liang, 1993
• subfamily Tripetalocerinae Bolívar, 1887
• synonym Tripetalocerae Bolívar, 1887
• synonym Tripetaloceridae Bolívar, 1887
• tribe Tripetalocerini Bolívar, 1887
• tribe Criotettigini Kevan, 1966
• genus Criotettix Bolívar, 1887
• genus Dasyleurotettix Rehn, 1904
• tribe Thoradontini Kevan, 1966
• synonym Thoradonotini Kevan, 1966
• synonym Thorandotini
• genus Aryalidonta Subedi & Kasalo, 2023
• genus Eucriotettix Hebard, 1930
• genus Loxilobus Hancock, 1904
• genus Thoradonta Hancock, 1909
• genus †Archaeotetrix Sharov, 1968
• species †locustopseiformis Sharov, 1968
• genus Bolotettix Hancock, 1907
• nomen nudum bakeri Bruner, 1915
• nomen nudum sinulobus Bruner, 1915
• species affinis Günther, 1938
• species anomalus (Hancock, 1910)
• species inermis Hancock, 1915
• species luzonicus Bey-Bienko, 1935
• species mentaweiensis Günther, 1938
• species parvispinus Hancock, 1913
• species perminutus (Bolívar, 1887)
• species planus Hancock, 1907
• species validispinus Hancock, 1907
• genus Coptotettix Bolívar, 1887
• synonym Copotettix Mahmood, Idris & Salmah, 2007
• nomen nudum angustifrons Bruner, 1915
• nomen nudum interruptus Bruner, 1915
• nomen nudum spicumarginis Deng, 2016
• species acutiangulus Zha, 2016
• species alfurus Günther, 1937
• species annandalei Hancock, 1915
• species asperatus Bolívar, 1887
• species bannaensis Zheng, 2006
• species beihaiensis Deng & Zheng, 2006
• species bilineatus Bolívar, 1905
• species brachynotus Deng, Zheng & Wei, 2007
• species brachypterus Zheng, Lin & Zhang, 2013
• species cangshanensis Zheng, Nie & He, 2005
• species capitatus Bolívar, 1887
• species circinihumerus Zheng & Deng, 2004
• species coniopticus (Hancock, 1915)
• species conspersus Hancock, 1915
• species curvimarginus Zheng, Shi & Luo, 2003
• species darlingtoni Rehn, 1952
• species diyalensis Ingrisch & Garai, 2001
• species emeiensis Zheng, Lin & Zhang, 2012
• species fangchengensis Zheng & Jiang, 2002
• species ferrugineus Bolívar, 1887
• species fossulatus Bolívar, 1887
• species fretorum Rehn, 1952
• species fuliginosus Bolívar, 1887
• species fuscus Bolívar, 1887
• species gibbus (Sjöstedt, 1936)
• species gongshanensis Zheng, 1992
• species guangzhouensis Zheng, 2012
• species guinanensis Deng & Zheng, 2006
• species hancocki (Kirby, 1910)
• species hancockus Shishodia & Varshney, 1987
• species hechiensis Zheng & Deng, 2004
• species huanjiangensis Zheng & Jiang, 1994
• species indicus Hancock, 1912
• species interruptus Bolívar, 1887
• species jianfengensis Zheng, 2012
• species korbensis Gupta & Chandra, 2017
• species lacernosus Rehn, 1952
• species latifemurus Zheng & Ou, 2010
• species latifrons Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
• species lohitensis Shishodia, 1991
• species longjiangensis Zheng & Wei, 2000
• species longtanensis Zheng & Jiang, 2004
• species maesoi Bolívar, 1887
• species magedhensis Gupta & Chandra, 2017
• species manipurensis Shishodia, 1991
• species mastrucatus Rehn, 1952
• species mazarredoi Bolívar, 1887
• species minhouensis Zheng & Li, 2001
• species minutus Bolívar, 1905
• species modiglianii Bolívar, 1898
• species nigrifemurus Deng & Jiang, 2017
• species nodulosus Bolívar, 1887
• species orthomarginis Zheng, 2012
• species parabrachypterus Zheng, 2014
• species parvus Hancock, 1907
• species planus Bolívar, 1887
• species prominenmarginis Wei, Zheng & Deng, 2007
• species quinquecarinatus (Sjöstedt, 1932)
• species retractus Hancock, 1915
• species rotundatus Hancock, 1907
• species rufipes Bolívar, 1887
• species rupticosta Zheng & Ou, 2004
• species sauteri Günther, 1941
• species spicupennis Zeng & Zheng, 2010
• species strigatus Rehn, 1952
• species testaceus Bolívar, 1887
• species torulidosalis Ou, 2011
• species transimaculatus Zheng & Jiang, 2002
• species tricarinatus Shishodia, 1991
• species tuberculatus Bolívar, 1887
• species undulatimarginis Zheng, Nie & He, 2005
• species zaujiangensis Zheng & Jiang, 2006
• genus Cyphotettix Rehn, 1952
• species camelus Rehn, 1952
• species tindalei Rehn, 1952
• genus †Eozaentetrix Zessin, 2017
• species †furi Zessin, 2017
• species †wittecki Zessin, 2017
• genus Euloxilobus Sjöstedt, 1936
• species hilli Sjöstedt, 1936
• genus Paramphinotus Zheng, 2004
• synonym Pseudamphinotus Zheng, 1993
• nomen nudum xizangensis Deng, 2016
• species yunnanensis (Zheng, 1993)
• genus Peronotettix Rehn, 1952
• synonym Perenotettix Steinmann, 1970
• species cyclopyga Rehn, 1952
• genus Phaesticus Uvarov, 1940
• synonym Flatocerus Liang & Zheng, 1984
• synonym Lamprauges Blackith, 1992
• synonym Phaestus Bolívar, 1887
• species hainanensis Liang, 1988
• species mellerborgi (Stål, 1855)
• species moniliantennatus (Günther, 1940)
• genus Probolotettix Günther, 1939
• species angulobus (Hancock, 1907)
• species centrositettigoides Günther, 1939
• species languidus (Bolívar, 1887)
• species semperi (Bolívar, 1887)
• species sundaicus Günther, 1939
• genus †Prototetrix Sharov, 1968
• species †reductus Sharov, 1968
• genus Syzygotettix Günther, 1938
• synonym Syzygottix Yin, Shi & Yin, 1996
• species baeri (Bolívar, 1887)
• species boettcheri Günther, 1938
• species semperi Günther, 1938
• species uncinatus (Stål, 1877)
• species vicinus Günther, 1938
• genus Tettitelum Hancock, 1915
• species hastulatum (Kirby, 1914)

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