Neotettix
Hancock, 1898
pygmy grasshoppers
Species Guides
3- Neotettix femoratus(Short-leg Pygmy Grasshopper)
- Neotettix nullisinus(sinusless pygmy grasshopper)
- Neotettix proavus(fork-face pygmy grasshopper)
Neotettix is a of pygmy grasshoppers in the Tetrigidae, established by Hancock in 1898. The genus contains four described , all to North America: N. femoratus, N. nullisinus, N. proavus, and N. proteus. Members of this genus are small ground-dwelling orthopterans characterized by an extended pronotum that covers most of the .
Pronunciation
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Identification
Neotettix are distinguished from other North American Tetrigidae by combinations of pronotal shape, , and leg proportions. N. femoratus is recognized by shortened hind ; N. nullisinus lacks the sinus (notch) in the pronotum found in related ; N. proavus has a distinctive forked facial structure. Identification to species level requires examination of these structural characters.
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Distribution
North America. Documented occurrence records include Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, and Illinois. All four described are restricted to this continent.
Similar Taxa
- TetrixBoth are of pygmy grasshoppers in Tetrigidae with overlapping North American ranges; Tetrix generally have different pronotal proportions and shapes.
- ParatettixAnother North American Tetrigidae ; Paratettix often differ in pronotal apex shape and degree of abdominal coverage.
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Species epithets
The four have descriptive or classical names: femoratus (referring to ), nullisinus (no sinus), proavus (ancestor), and proteus (shape-changing, from Greek mythology).