''Tetrix subulata'' is the type species of

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in the genus '' Tetrix'', known as the slender ground-hopper, awl-shaped pygmy grasshopperbugguide.net
''Tetrix subulata'' species information. and the slender grouse locust. It is found across the

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, across much of Europe and Asia, from the British Isles east to Siberia, and to the southern parts of North Africa.Heiko Bellmann: Der Kosmos Heuschreckenführer. Die Arten Mitteleuropas sicher bestimmen. Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart 2006, ''Orthoptera Species File''. Eades D.C., Otte D., Cigliano M.M., Braun H., (retrieved 30 January 2018)
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Description and ecology

''T. subulata'' has a body length of around 9 to 15 mm; its colour is varied, from light grey to very dark or reddish brown. It usually has well-developed wings and if scared may fly away readily. This species frequents mainly wet places: moist

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near streams, riverbanks and mudflats, but it is also sometimes found in drier places. Before mating, the male and female communicate with visual signals. When a male detects a female, he approaches her step by step with a hesitant waggling gait. If the female is mating, she responds to the male's approach by moving her hind legs up and down. Adults lay eggs from August and may be found from June-July of the following year. Tetrix subulata 8712.jpg Tetrix subulata.jpg

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q738790 subulata Orthoptera of Europe Orthoptera of North America Orthoptera of Asia Insects described in 1761 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus