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Paratettix
Paratettix aztecus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Tetrigidae
Subfamily:	Tetriginae
Tribe:	Tetrigini
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.

Species

These species have been assigned to the genus Paratettix:

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

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

References

1. ^ "Paratettix Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
2. Bolívar I (1887) Ann. Soc. Entom. Belgique 31: 195.
3. ^ "Paratettix Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
4. ^ "Browse Paratettix". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
5. Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. "Orthoptera Species File Online". Retrieved 22 January 2019.
6. ^ "Paratettix". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-23.

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.

External links

• Media related to Paratettix at Wikimedia Commons

• Tetrigidae