Habitat
Adults: terrestrial
Immatures: terrestrial

Feeding Habits
Adults: phytophagous
Immatures: phytophagous

North American
Species: 7 in Canada

Orthoptera Tetrigidae
Pygmy grasshoppers

Special Characteristics: These grasshoppers have the pronotum extended backwards over the abdomen forming a long narrow projection. They are dull brown or gray. The wings are hidden under the pronotum but are absent in some species.

Comments: Most species are found on the ground, especially in damp muddy places near water. They feed on small fragments of vegetation and microscopic algae.

Species:
Tetrix brunnerii (Bolivar)

Common Name:

Distribution:
Widespread in Canada

Comments:
This species is found in meadows or bogs, often in forested regions, in fallen leaves, mosses and under birch and willow trees. It is also found in swamps and along stream margins.