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Slender ground hopper

Tetrix subulata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedinsects

The slender ground hopper (Tetrix subulata) is a species in the family Tetrigidae, order Orthoptera. Recorded adults reach 1.38 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the slender ground hopper

Weight
Not recorded
Length
1.15 cm – 1.38 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
freshwater, grassland, human_modified, wetland
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the slender ground hopper?

SLENDER GROUND HOPPER · LENGTH 1.38 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1.38 cm, the recorded maximum length of the slender ground hopper is about 0.8% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the slender ground hopper live?

Not recorded

Is the slender ground hopper 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 slender ground hopper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOrthoptera
  5. familyTetrigidae
  6. genusTetrix
  7. SpeciesTetrix subulata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Acheta subulatus, Acridium bimaculatum, Acridium humerale, Acridium marginatum, Acridium pallescens, Acridium subulatum, Acridium zonatum, Acrydium bimaculatum, Acrydium dorsale, Acrydium lunulatum, Acrydium subulatum, Acrydium subulatum sahlbergi, Acrydium thoracicum, Acrydium zonatum, Gryllus subulatus, Tetrix austriaca, Tetrix bielawskii, Tetrix exclamationis, Tetrix flavolineata, Tetrix marginata, Tetrix panzeri, Tetrix sahlbergi, Tetrix subulata, Tetrix subulata atrata, Tetrix subulata var. sahlbergi, Tetrix subulatoides, Tetrix zonatum, Tettis subulatus, Tettix attenuata, Tettix morsei, Tettix subulatus

Other names and names in other languages (29)
  • Awl-shaped pygmy grasshopperEnglish
  • Slender ground-hopperEnglish
  • Slender grouse locustEnglish
  • marše obecnáCzech
  • Sump-torngræshoppeDanish
  • Säbel-DornschreckeGerman
  • AhassirtsEstonian
  • rantaokasirkkaFinnish
  • Tétrix riverinFrench
  • Vitki monaški skakavacCroatian
  • közönséges tövishátúsáskaHungarian
  • 각진모메뚜기Korean
  • Lieknasis šokliukasLithuanian
  • Slaidais sīksisenisLatvian
  • strandtorngresshoppeNorwegian Bokmål
  • ZeggedoorntjeDutch
  • strandtorngrashoppeNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Skakun szydłówkaPolish
  • Тетрикс узкийRussian
  • koníček močiarnySlovak
  • sabljasta trnovratkaSlovenian
  • ängstorngräshoppaSwedish
  • SäbeldornschreckeGerman
  • criquet granuléFrench
  • Criquet pygmée à dos pâleFrench
  • Le Tétrix riverainFrench
  • Tétrix riverainFrench
  • ZeggendoorntjeDutch
  • strandtorngräshoppaSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the slender ground hopper

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 slender ground hopper?

An adult slender ground hopper measures 1.15 cm – 1.38 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the slender ground hopper?

The slender ground hopper (Tetrix subulata) belongs to the family Tetrigidae in the order Orthoptera.

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BibTeX
@misc{slender_ground_hopper_2026,
  title = {Slender ground hopper (Tetrix subulata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/slender-ground-hopper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}