Paratettix
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Paratettix rugosus
rough-back pygmy grasshopper, rough-backed grouse locust
Paratettix rugosus is a pygmy grasshopper in the family Tetrigidae, characterized by its small size and distinctive rough-textured pronotum. It is one of approximately 35 pygmy grasshopper species in North America, part of a family that has persisted for over 230 million years. The species is found primarily in the southeastern United States, with records from Alabama and Florida.