Tetrigidae

Origin of the name of the family is not completely clear as there are different sources on its etymology. The name may be derived from Latin ''tetricus'' or ''taetricus'', meaning harsh, sour, severe.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/106 |title=Family Tetrigidae - Pygmy Grasshoppers }}</ref> The name may also originate from the earlier name 'Tettigidae', based on ''Tettix'' (synonym of [[Tetrix (insect)|''Tetrix'']]), which was preoccupied by Tettigidae (synonym of [[Cicadidae]]).<ref>{{Cite book|last=Buckton|first=George Bowdler|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/9473|title=Monograph of the British Cicadae or Tettigidae.|date=1890|publisher=Macmillan & Co.|location=London}}</ref> Because of the preoccupation by the cicadas' family name, the second 't' in 'tt' was changed into 'r', resulting in the word Tetrigidae.

Origin of the name of the family is not completely clear as there are different sources on its etymology. The name may be derived from Latin ''tetricus'' or ''taetricus'', meaning harsh, sour, severe.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/106 |title=Family Tetrigidae - Pygmy Grasshoppers }}</ref> The name may also originate from the earlier name 'Tettigidae', based on ''Tettix'' (synonym of [[Tetrix (insect)|''Tetrix'']]), which was preoccupied by Tettigidae (synonym of [[Cicadidae]]).<ref>{{Cite book|last=Buckton|first=George Bowdler|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/9473|title=Monograph of the British Cicadae or Tettigidae.|date=1890|publisher=Macmillan & Co.|location=London}}</ref> Because of the preoccupation by the cicadas' family name, the second 't' in 'tt' was changed into 'r', resulting in the word Tetrigidae.

==Subfamilies and Genera==

==Subfamilies, tribes and selected genera==

Approximately 2,000 [[species]] have been described; according to the ''Orthoptera Species File''<ref>[http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=9538 Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0, retrieved 26 November 2018: checking incomplete)]</ref> the following genera are included:

More than 2,000 [[species]] have been described; according to the ''Orthoptera Species File''<ref name=OSF>[https://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/otus/806395/overview Orthoptera Species File (retrieved 5 July 2025)]</ref> the following tribes are included:

=== Subfamily [[Batrachideinae]] ===

=== Subfamily [[Batrachideinae]] ===