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Long-horned groundhopper

Tetrix tenuicornis (Sahlberg, 1891)

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The long-horned groundhopper (Tetrix tenuicornis) is a species in the family Tetrigidae, order Orthoptera. Recorded adults reach 1.13 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the long-horned groundhopper

Weight
Not recorded
Length
8.5 mm – 1.13 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
freshwater, grassland
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the long-horned groundhopper?

LONG-HORNED GROUNDHOPPER · LENGTH 1.13 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1.13 cm, the recorded maximum length of the long-horned groundhopper is about 0.7% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the long-horned groundhopper live?

Not recorded

Is the long-horned groundhopper endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the long-horned groundhopper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOrthoptera
  5. familyTetrigidae
  6. genusTetrix
  7. SpeciesTetrix tenuicornis (Sahlberg, 1891)

Synonyms Acrydium tenuicornis, Tetrix nutans tenuicornis, Tetrix tenuicornis, Tetrix tenuicornis tenuicornis, Tettix tenuicornis

Other names and names in other languages (17)
  • Long-horned ground-hopperEnglish
  • marše tenkoroháCzech
  • Langhornet TorngræshoppeDanish
  • Langfühler-DornschreckeGerman
  • sarviokasirkkaFinnish
  • Tétrix longicorneFrench
  • Dugoticalni monaški skakavacCroatian
  • vékonycsápú tövishátúsáskaHungarian
  • Ilgaūsis šokliukasLithuanian
  • KalkdoorntjeDutch
  • Skakun cienkoczułkiPolish
  • Тетрикс тонкоусыйRussian
  • koníček dlhotykadlovýSlovak
  • dolgotipalčna trnovratkaSlovenian
  • Le Tétrix des carrièresFrench
  • Le Tétrix des sablièresFrench
  • Tétrix des carrièresFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the long-horned groundhopper

Other species in the same genus Tetrix.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the long-horned groundhopper?

An adult long-horned groundhopper measures 8.5 mm – 1.13 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the long-horned groundhopper?

The long-horned groundhopper (Tetrix tenuicornis) belongs to the family Tetrigidae in the order Orthoptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Long-horned groundhopper (Tetrix tenuicornis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-horned-groundhopper

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BibTeX
@misc{long_horned_groundhopper_2026,
  title = {Long-horned groundhopper (Tetrix tenuicornis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-horned-groundhopper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}