Paratettix Explained

Paratettix^[1] is a genus of ground-hoppers or pygmy grasshoppers, with more than 60 described species found worldwide.

Species

These species have been assigned to the genus Paratettix:

• Paratettix africanus Bolívar, I., 1908

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• Paratettix alatus Hancock, J.L., 1915

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• Paratettix albescens (Walker, F., 1871)

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• Paratettix amplus Sjöstedt, 1921

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• Paratettix antennatus Hebard, 1923

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• Paratettix argillaceus (Erichson, 1842)

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• Paratettix asbenensis Chopard, 1950

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• Paratettix attenuata (Walker, F., 1871)

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• Paratettix australis (Walker, F., 1871)

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• Paratettix austronanus Otte, D., 1997

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• 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)

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• Paratettix chagosensis Bolívar, I., 1912

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• Paratettix chopardi Günther, K., 1979

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• Paratettix cingalensis (Walker, F., 1871)

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• Paratettix crassus Sjöstedt, 1936

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• Paratettix cucullatus (Burmeister, 1838)

^{i c g b} (hooded grouse locust)

• Paratettix curtipennis (Hancock, J.L., 1912)

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• Paratettix feejeeanus Bruner, L., 1916

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• Paratettix freygessneri Saussure, 1887

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• Paratettix freygessnerii Bolívar, I., 1887

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• Paratettix gentilis Günther, K., 1936

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• Paratettix gibbosulus Günther, K., 1979

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• Paratettix gilloni Günther, K., 1979

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• Paratettix gracilis (Bruner, L., 1906)

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• Paratettix hachijoensis Shiraki, 1906

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• Paratettix hastata (Walker, F., 1871)

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• Paratettix heteropus Bolívar, I., 1896

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• Paratettix histricus (Stål, 1861)

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• Paratettix ignobilis (Walker, F., 1871)

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• Paratettix infelix Günther, K., 1938

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• Paratettix iranica Uvarov, 1952

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• Paratettix iranicus Uvarov & Dirsh, 1952

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• Paratettix lamellitettigodes Günther, K., 1979

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• Paratettix latipennis Hancock, J.L., 1915

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• Paratettix lippensi Günther, K., 1979

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• Paratettix macrostenus Günther, K., 1979

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• Paratettix marshalli Hancock, J.L., 1909

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• 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

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• Paratettix obesus Bolívar, I., 1887

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• Paratettix obliteratus Bey-Bienko, 1951

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• Paratettix obtusopulvillus Günther, K., 1979

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• Paratettix overlaeti Günther, K., 1979

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• Paratettix pallipes (Walker, F., 1871)

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• Paratettix pictus Hancock, J.L., 1910

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• Paratettix proximus (Hancock, J.L., 1907)

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• Paratettix pullus Bolívar, I., 1887

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• Paratettix rotundatus Hancock, J.L., 1915

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• Paratettix ruwenzoricus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914

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• Paratettix scaber (Thunberg, 1815)

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• Paratettix scapularis (Palisot De Beauvois, 1805)

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• Paratettix schochi Bolívar, I., 1887

^b (broad-legged pygmy grasshopper)

• Paratettix shelfordi Hancock, J.L., 1909

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• Paratettix singularis Shiraki, 1906

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• Paratettix sinuatus Morse, 1900

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• Paratettix spathulatus (Stål, 1861)

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• Paratettix striata (Palisot De Beauvois, 1805)

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• Paratettix subiosum Bolívar, I., 1887

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• Paratettix subpustulata (Walker, F., 1871)

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• Paratettix toltecus (Saussure, 1861)

^{i c g b} (toltec pygmy grasshopper)

• Paratettix tumidus Günther, K., 1938

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• Paratettix uvarovi Semenov, 1915

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• Paratettix variabilis Bolívar, I., 1887

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• Paratettix vexator Günther, K., 1938

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• Paratettix villiersi Günther, K., 1979

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• Paratettix voeltzkowiana Saussure, 1899

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• Paratettix zonata (Walker, F., 1871)

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

Further reading

• Book: Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. 2004. Capinera. J. L. Scott. R. D.. Walker. T. J.. Cornell University Press. 978-0-8014-8948-8. registration.

Notes and References

1. Bolívar I (1887) Ann. Soc. Entom. Belgique 31: 195.