The Pygmy Grasshoppers (29 NA spp, 7 MN spp) are small and brown and have
an elongate pronotum that extends shield-like over their abdomen. They
are primarily inhabitants of pond-lake edges. Species in this family overwinter
as adults and reproduce (sometimes underwater) in late spring. The six
species collected at CCNHA include
Tettigidea
lateralis (open woodlands?), Paratettix
cucullatus (shoreline of Fish Lake),
Nomotettix
cristatus (old fields?) and three species of Tetrix
(T. ornata, T. arenosa-angusta, T. subulata)
primarily from marsh or pond edges.
