Tettigidea lateralis

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]

Black-sided pygmy grasshopper, Tettigidea lateralis

Black-sided pygmy grasshopper, Tettigidea lateralis

Tettigidea lateralis
Scientific classification
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)

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Tettigidea lateralis:

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