Tetrix brachyptera Lucas, H., 1849[1] Paratettix meridionalis[4] is the type species of ground-hopper in its genus, which belongs to the subfamily Tetriginae and tribe Tetrigini.

Its distribution includes: southern Europe, northern Africa, Arabian peninsula and records from Mexico and no subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life[5] or the Orthoptera Species File.

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