Paratettix mexicanus (Saussure, 1861) is a animal in the Tetrigidae family, order Orthoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Paratettix mexicanus (Saussure, 1861)

Paratettix mexicanus, the Mexican pygmy grasshopper, is a Tetrigidae pygmy grasshopper found in Central and North America.

Family

Tetrigidae

Genus

Paratettix

Order

Orthoptera

Class

Insecta

About Paratettix mexicanus (Saussure, 1861)

Paratettix mexicanus, commonly known as the Mexican pygmy grasshopper, is a species of pygmy grasshopper that belongs to the family Tetrigidae. This species occurs in Central America and North America.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Orthoptera › Tetrigidae › Paratettix

More from Tetrigidae

Paratettix aztecus (Saussure, 1861)

Discotettix belzebuth (Serville, 1838)

Nomotettix cristatus (Scudder, 1862)

Paratettix cucullatus (Burmeister, 1838)

Tetrix subulata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Tetrix ceperoi (Bolívar, 1887)

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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