Description: Small to medium-sized brown grasshopper (♂ 12-17 mm, ♀ 18-27 mm). The wings extend slightly beyond the hind knees, the hind wings are transparent.
Similar species: the Acrotylus species (A. insubricus, A. longipes).
Adults: from Julyto September
Song: Males have no calling song.
Habitat:  Alkaline grasslands nearby marshes.
Distribution: It's very rare, found only in some regions of the Great Hungarian Plain. In suitable habitats it can be very abundant.
Note: Protected species in Hungary.