Tettigidea lateralis, known generally as black-sided pygmy grasshopper, is a species of pygmy grasshopper in the family Tetrigidae. Other common names include the black-sided grouse locust and sedge grouse locust. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, North America,[1][2][3][4] and parts of Central America (including Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama).[5]

Tettigidea lateralis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Tetrigidae
Subfamily: Batrachideinae
Tribe: Batrachideini
Genus: Tettigidea
Species:
T. lateralis
Binomial name
Tettigidea lateralis
(Say, 1824)
Black-sided pygmy grasshopper, Tettigidea lateralis
Black-sided pygmy grasshopper, Tettigidea lateralis

Subspecies

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These two subspecies belong to the species Tettigidea lateralis:

  • Tettigidea lateralis cazieri Rehn & Grant, 1958
  • Tettigidea lateralis lateralis (Say, 1824)

References

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  1. ^ "Tettigidea lateralis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Tettigidea lateralis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "species Tettigidea lateralis (Say, 1824)". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  4. ^ Kasalo, Niko; Naskrecki, Piotr; Rebrina, Fran; Skejo, Josip (14 April 2023). "Central American Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838 (Orthoptera): a preliminary catalogue". Zoosystema. 45 (7). doi:10.5252/zoosystema2023v45a7.
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