Biology:Paratettix

Short description: Genus of grasshoppers

Paratettix
Paratettix aztecus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Tetrigidae
Subfamily:	Tetriginae
Genus:	Paratettix I. Bolivar, 1887
Synonyms
Apotettix Hancock, 1902

Paratettix is a genus of ground-hoppers or pygmy grasshoppers, with more than 60 described species found worldwide.

Paratettix mexicanus

Species

These species have been assigned to the genus Paratettix:

• Paratettix africanus Bolívar, I., 1908 ^{c g}
• Paratettix alatus Hancock, J.L., 1915 ^{c g}
• Paratettix albescens (Walker, F., 1871) ^{c g}
• Paratettix amplus Sjöstedt, 1921 ^{c g}
• Paratettix antennatus Hebard, 1923 ^{c g}
• Paratettix argillaceus (Erichson, 1842) ^{c g} (synonyms: P. femoralis)
• Paratettix asbenensis Chopard, 1950 ^{c g}
• Paratettix attenuata (Walker, F., 1871) ^{c g}
• Paratettix australis (Walker, F., 1871) ^{c g}
• Paratettix austronanus Otte, D., 1997 ^{c g}
• Paratettix aztecus (Saussure, 1861) ^{i c g b} (Aztec pygmy grasshopper)
  • synonym: Paratettix rugosus (Scudder, 1863) ^{i c g b} (rough-back pygmy grasshopper)
• Paratettix brevipennis (Hancock, 1902) ^{i c g b} (short-winged pygmy grasshopper)
• Paratettix bruneri (Hancock, J.L., 1906) ^{c g}
• Paratettix chagosensis Bolívar, I., 1912 ^{c g}
• Paratettix chopardi Günther, K., 1979 ^{c g}
• Paratettix cingalensis (Walker, F., 1871) ^{c g}
• Paratettix crassus Sjöstedt, 1936 ^{c g}
• Paratettix cucullatus (Burmeister, 1838) ^{i c g b} (hooded grouse locust)
• Paratettix curtipennis (Hancock, J.L., 1912) ^{c g}
• Paratettix feejeeanus Bruner, L., 1916 ^{c g}
• Paratettix freygessneri Saussure, 1887 ⁱ
• Paratettix freygessnerii Bolívar, I., 1887 ^{c g}
• Paratettix gentilis Günther, K., 1936 ^{c g}
• Paratettix gibbosulus Günther, K., 1979 ^{c g}
• Paratettix gilloni Günther, K., 1979 ^{c g}
• Paratettix gracilis (Bruner, L., 1906) ^{c g}
• Paratettix hachijoensis Shiraki, 1906 ^{c g}
• Paratettix hastata (Walker, F., 1871) ^{c g}
• Paratettix heteropus Bolívar, I., 1896 ^{c g}
• Paratettix histricus (Stål, 1861) ^{c g}
• Paratettix ignobilis (Walker, F., 1871) ^{c g}
• Paratettix infelix Günther, K., 1938 ^{c g}
• Paratettix iranica Uvarov, 1952 ^{c g}
• Paratettix iranicus Uvarov & Dirsh, 1952 ^c
• Paratettix lamellitettigodes Günther, K., 1979 ^{c g}
• Paratettix latipennis Hancock, J.L., 1915 ^{c g}
• Paratettix lippensi Günther, K., 1979 ^{c g}
• Paratettix macrostenus Günther, K., 1979 ^{c g}
• Paratettix marshalli Hancock, J.L., 1909 ^{c g}
• Paratettix meridionalis (Rambur, 1838) ^{c g} - type species (as Tetrix meridionalis Rambur)
• Paratettix mexicanus (Saussure, 1861) ^{i c g b} (Mexican pygmy grasshopper)
• Paratettix nigrescens Sjöstedt, 1921 ^{c g}
• Paratettix obesus Bolívar, I., 1887 ^{c g}
• Paratettix obliteratus Bey-Bienko, 1951 ^{c g}
• Paratettix obtusopulvillus Günther, K., 1979 ^{c g}
• Paratettix overlaeti Günther, K., 1979 ^{c g}
• Paratettix pallipes (Walker, F., 1871) ^{c g}
• Paratettix pictus Hancock, J.L., 1910 ^{c g}
• Paratettix proximus (Hancock, J.L., 1907) ^{c g}
• Paratettix pullus Bolívar, I., 1887 ^{c g}
• Paratettix rotundatus Hancock, J.L., 1915 ^{c g}
• Paratettix ruwenzoricus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914 ^{c g}
• Paratettix scaber (Thunberg, 1815) ^{c g}
• Paratettix scapularis (Palisot De Beauvois, 1805) ^{c g}
• Paratettix schochi Bolívar, I., 1887 ^b (broad-legged pygmy grasshopper)
• Paratettix shelfordi Hancock, J.L., 1909 ^{c g}
• Paratettix singularis Shiraki, 1906 ^{c g}
• Paratettix sinuatus Morse, 1900 ^{c g}
• Paratettix spathulatus (Stål, 1861) ^{c g}
• Paratettix striata (Palisot De Beauvois, 1805) ^{c g}
• Paratettix subiosum Bolívar, I., 1887 ^{c g}
• Paratettix subpustulata (Walker, F., 1871) ^{c g}
• Paratettix toltecus (Saussure, 1861) ^{i c g b} (toltec pygmy grasshopper)
• Paratettix tumidus Günther, K., 1938 ^{c g}
• Paratettix uvarovi Semenov, 1915 ^{c g}
• Paratettix variabilis Bolívar, I., 1887 ^{c g}
• Paratettix vexator Günther, K., 1938 ^{c g}
• Paratettix villiersi Günther, K., 1979 ^{c g}
• Paratettix voeltzkowiana Saussure, 1899 ^{c g}
• Paratettix zonata (Walker, F., 1871) ^{c g}

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Further reading

• Capinera, J. L; Scott, R. D.; Walker, T. J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-8948-8. https://archive.org/details/fieldguidetogras0000capi. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10619818 entry