Phymateus

Phymateus is a genus of grasshoppers of the family Pyrgomorphidae.

Phymateus
Phymateus karschi from Mozambique
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Pyrgomorphidae
Subfamily: Pyrgomorphinae
Genus: Phymateus
Thunberg 1815

Description

Species of the genus Phymateus are African grasshoppers about 70 millimetres (2.8 in) long. Some species at maturity are capable of long migratory flights. They raise and rustle wings when disturbed and may secrete a noxious fluid from the thoracic joint.[1] These locusts feed on highly toxic plants and usually congregate in large numbers on trees and shrubs, arranged in such a way as to resemble foliage. Females of the species Phymateus morbillosus are unable to fly, despite fully developed wings.[2]

Distribution

Species of this genus can be found in Southern, Central and East Africa, through Somalia and Madagascar to India.[3]

List of species
  • Phymateus aegrotus (Gerstäcker, 1869)
  • Phymateus baccatus (Stål, 1876)
  • Phymateus bolivari Kirby, W.F., 1910
  • Phymateus cinctus (Fabricius, 1793) = P. stolli (Saussure, 1861) = P. flavus (I. Bolivar, 1903) = P. squarrosus (Houttuyn, 1813)
  • Phymateus iris Bolivar, I., 1881
  • Phymateus karschi Bolivar, I., 1904
  • Phymateus leprosus (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Phymateus madagassus Karsch, 1888
  • Phymateus morbillosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Phymateus pulcherrimus (I. Bolívar, 1904)
  • Phymateus purpurascens (Karsch, 1896)
  • Phymateus saxosus (Coquerel, 1862)
  • Phymateus viridipes Stål, 1873[4]
  • Phymateus karschi
  • Phymateus viridipes
  • Male and female of Phymateus cinctus
  • Phymateus morbillosus
  • Phymateus saxosus at the Montreal Insectorium
  • Phymateus baccatus
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References
  1. Field Guide to Insects - Picker, Griffiths & Weaving (2004)
  2. Zoology Dept, University of Cape Town
  3. Discover Life
  4. Biolib

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