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?
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?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderOrthoptera
- familyTetrigidae
- genusTetrix
- 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
Relatives of the slender ground hopper
Other species in the same genus Tetrix.
Common groundhopper
Tetrix undulata
Two-spotted groundhopper
Tetrix bipunctata
Long-horned groundhopper
Tetrix tenuicornis
Sand groundhopper
Tetrix ceperoi
Sierra pygmy grasshopper
Tetrix sierrana
Obscure grouse locust
Tetrix arenosa
CompareSlender ground hopper vs Common groundhopperSlender ground hopper vs Two-spotted groundhopperSlender ground hopper vs Long-horned groundhopperSlender ground hopper vs Sand groundhopper
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.
Sources and how to cite this page
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