Phymateus

Phymateus
Phymateus morbillosus, mating pair
Phymateus karschi from Mozambique
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Pyrgomorphidae
Subfamily: Pyrgomorphinae
Tribe: Phymateini
Genus: Phymateus
Thunberg 1815

Phymateus is a genus of fairly large grasshoppers of the family Pyrgomorphidae, native to shrubland, semi-deserts, savanna, woodland, gardens and cultivated areas in Sub-Saharan Africa, with ten species in the African mainland and two species in Madagascar.[1][2] Some species have bright aposematic colours and are highly toxic.[2][3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference OrthopteraSpeciesfile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Köhler, S.; Roth, S.; Reinhardt, K. (2007). "Ten Instars in the Leprous Grasshopper, Phymateus leprosus (Fabricius, 1793) (Caelifera: Pyrgomorphidae): Maximum Number Recorded in the Acridoidea". Bonner zoologische Beiträge. 56 (1/2): 17–24.
  3. ^ Whitman, D.; Vincent, S. (2008). "Large size as an antipredator defense in an insect". Journal of Orthoptera Research. 17 (2): 353–371. doi:10.1665/1082-6467-17.2.353.