Tetrix ceperoi (Bolívar, 1887)

Habitat:
Tetrix ceperoi inhabits wetlands. Important is a certain portion of open ground (earth, sand) in the transition zone to water. Typical habitats are river and sea shores, lakes with muddy shores, tracks in wet meadows and other disturbed places in wetlands.

Life cycle:
The adults hibernate and are thus most common in autumn and spring. Obviously they can build up a second generation (according to site). The animals are easily flushed from bare ground, but it is difficult to follow their escape hop, particularly as they fly very well.

Remarks:
Tetrix ceperoi is known from many parts of Europe, but remains often very local. Its northern boundary are obviously in S-England and N-Germany.

Hints on determination:
Tetrix ceperoi can be separated from T. subulata by following characters:
- The body surface is more rugose (more smooth in T. subulata).
- The rear tip of the pronotum (end of the thorn) is overtopped by the hind wings only 1 mm at maximum.
- The central carina (keel) of the pronotum is clearly elevated (not so in T. subulata).
- The distance between the eyes is about the width of a single eye (larger in T. subulata).
- The females are often quite colourful, often with green (not so in T. subulata).