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Tetrigidae (pygmy grasshopper)

Insecta - Orthoptera - Tetrigidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Tetrigidae Rambur
1941Tetrigidae Zeuner
1968Tetrigidae Sharov
2010Tetrigidae Garai p. 413
2010Tetrigidae Gorochov p. 670
2012Tetrigidae Gorochov p. 366
2015Tetrigidae Song et al.
2015Tetrigidae Storozhenko et al. p. 164
2019Tetrigidae Thomas et al. p. 436
2020Tetrigidae Song et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
RankNameAuthor
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
orderOrthoptera
suborderCaelifera
infraorderAcridideaMacLeay 1821
superfamilyTetrigoideaRambur 1838
familyTetrigidaeRambur 1838
familyTetrigidaeRambur 1838

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Tetrigidae Rambur 1838 [pygmy grasshopper]
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G. †Archaeotetrix Sharov 1968
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Subfm. Batrachideinae Bolivar 1887
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Tr. Batrachideini Bolivar 1887
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G. †Danatettix Thomas et al. 2019
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Danatettix hoffeinsorum Thomas et al. 2019
G. †Eotetrix Gorochov 2012
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Eotetrix unicornis Gorochov 2012
G. Tettigidea Scudder 1862
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Tettigidea gracilis Heer 1864
Subfm. Cladonotinae Bolivar 1887
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G. Antillotettix Perez-Gelabert 2003
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Antillotettix electrum Heads 2009
G. †Baeotettix Heads 2009
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Baeotettix lottiae Heads 2009
G. †Electrotettix Heads and Thomas 2014
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Electrotettix attenboroughi Heads and Thomas 2014
G. †Eozaentetrix Zessin 2017
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Eozaentetrix furi Zessin 2017
Eozaentetrix wittecki Zessin 2017
G. †Prototetrix Sharov 1968
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Prototetrix reductus Sharov 1968
Subfm. Tetriginae Rambur 1838
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G. †Succinotettix Piton 1938
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Succinotettix chopardi Piton 1938
Tr. Tetrigini Serville 1838
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G. Tetrix Latreille 1802
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Invalid names: Acrydium Geoffroy 1762 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinsubo
Grouping: gregarioussubo
Environment: terrestrialsubo
Locomotion: fast-movingsubo
Life habit: ground dwellingsubo
Diet: grazersubo
Diet 2: herbivoresubo
Vision: well-developedsubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Dispersal: direct/internalsubo
Dispersal 2: mobilesubo
Created: 2011-07-02 09:51:38
Modified: 2011-07-01 18:51:38
Source: subo = suborder
Reference: Tillyard 1921

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Aptian to the top of the Piacenzian or 125.00000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.0 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Russian Federation (Buryatia) Archaeotetrix locustopseiformis (105536) Archaeotetrix locustopseiformis, Prototetrix reductus (113403)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Denmark Eozaentetrix wittecki, Eozaentetrix furi (157040)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Colorado) Eotetrix unicornis (138664 138671 138673 138809 154004 156240 159279 159280 159281 159282 159283)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Tetrix sp. (155693)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Colorado) Eotetrix unicornis (138683 138688)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation Danatettix hoffeinsorum (123419)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Acrydium bachofeni (123221 123870) Succinotettix chopardi (157322) Succinotettix sp. (120610)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) Acridium barthelemyi (113682)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Antillotettix electrum, Baeotettix lottiae (122982) Electrotettix attenboroughi (139308)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Tetrix gracilis (117252)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Germany (Niedersachsen) Tetrix sp. (109196)