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Phymateus
''Phymateus'' is a genus of grasshoppers of the family Pyrgomorphidae. Description Species of the genus ''Phymateus'' are African grasshoppers about 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. 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. Distribution Species of this genus can be found in Southern, Central and East Africa, through Somalia and Madagascar to India. List of species The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists: ;subgenus ''Maphyteus'' Bolívar, 1904 # ''Phymateus baccatus'' Stål, 1876 # ''Phymateus leprosus'' ( Fabricius, 1793) ;subgenus ''Phymateus'' Thunberg, 1815 # ''Phymateus aegrotus'' (Gerstaecker, 1869) # ''Phymateus bolivari'' Kirby, 1910 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phymateus Cinctus
''Phymateus'' is a genus of grasshoppers of the family Pyrgomorphidae. Description Species of the genus ''Phymateus'' are African grasshoppers about long. Some species at maturity are capable of long migratory flights. They raise and rustle wings when disturbed and may Autohaemorrhaging, secrete a noxious fluid from the thoracic joint. 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. Distribution Species of this genus can be found in Southern, Central and East Africa, through Somalia and Madagascar to India. List of species The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists: ;subgenus ''Maphyteus'' Bolívar, 1904 # ''Phymateus baccatus'' Stål, 1876 # ''Phymateus leprosus'' (Johan Christian Fabricius, Fabricius, 1793) ;subgenus ''Phymateus'' Thunberg, 1815 # ''Phymateus aegrotus'' (Gerstaecker, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phymateus Iris
''Phymateus'' is a genus of grasshoppers of the family Pyrgomorphidae. Description Species of the genus ''Phymateus'' are African grasshoppers about 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. 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. Distribution Species of this genus can be found in Southern, Central and East Africa, through Somalia and Madagascar to India. List of species The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists: ;subgenus ''Maphyteus'' Bolívar, 1904 # '' Phymateus baccatus'' Stål, 1876 # '' Phymateus leprosus'' ( Fabricius, 1793) ;subgenus ''Phymateus'' Thunberg, 1815 # '' Phymateus aegrotus'' (Gerstaecker, 1869) # '' Phymateus bolivari'' Kirby, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phymateus Saxosus
''Phymateus'' is a genus of grasshoppers of the family Pyrgomorphidae. Description Species of the genus ''Phymateus'' are African grasshoppers about 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. 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. Distribution Species of this genus can be found in Southern, Central and East Africa, through Somalia and Madagascar to India. List of species The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists: ;subgenus ''Maphyteus'' Bolívar, 1904 # '' Phymateus baccatus'' Stål, 1876 # '' Phymateus leprosus'' ( Fabricius, 1793) ;subgenus ''Phymateus'' Thunberg, 1815 # '' Phymateus aegrotus'' (Gerstaecker, 1869) # '' Phymateus bolivari'' Kirby, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phymateus Pulcherrimus
''Phymateus'' is a genus of grasshoppers of the family Pyrgomorphidae. Description Species of the genus ''Phymateus'' are African grasshoppers about 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. 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. Distribution Species of this genus can be found in Southern, Central and East Africa, through Somalia and Madagascar to India. List of species The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists: ;subgenus ''Maphyteus'' Bolívar, 1904 # '' Phymateus baccatus'' Stål, 1876 # '' Phymateus leprosus'' ( Fabricius, 1793) ;subgenus ''Phymateus'' Thunberg, 1815 # '' Phymateus aegrotus'' (Gerstaecker, 1869) # '' Phymateus bolivari'' Kirby, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phymateus Baccatus
''Phymateus'' is a genus of grasshoppers of the family Pyrgomorphidae. Description Species of the genus ''Phymateus'' are African grasshoppers about 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. 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. Distribution Species of this genus can be found in Southern, Central and East Africa, through Somalia and Madagascar to India. List of species The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists: ;subgenus ''Maphyteus'' Bolívar, 1904 # '' Phymateus baccatus'' Stål, 1876 # ''Phymateus leprosus'' ( Fabricius, 1793) ;subgenus ''Phymateus'' Thunberg, 1815 # '' Phymateus aegrotus'' (Gerstaecker, 1869) # '' Phymateus bolivari'' Kirby, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phymateus Leprosus
''Phymateus'' is a genus of grasshoppers of the family Pyrgomorphidae. Description Species of the genus ''Phymateus'' are African grasshoppers about 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. 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. Distribution Species of this genus can be found in Southern, Central and East Africa, through Somalia and Madagascar to India. List of species The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists: ;subgenus ''Maphyteus'' Bolívar, 1904 # '' Phymateus baccatus'' Stål, 1876 # '' Phymateus leprosus'' ( Fabricius, 1793) ;subgenus ''Phymateus'' Thunberg, 1815 # '' Phymateus aegrotus'' (Gerstaecker, 1869) # '' Phymateus bolivari'' Kirby, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phymateus Morbillosus
''Phymateus'' is a genus of grasshoppers of the family Pyrgomorphidae. Description Species of the genus ''Phymateus'' are African grasshoppers about 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. 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. Distribution Species of this genus can be found in Southern, Central and East Africa, through Somalia and Madagascar to India. List of species The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists: ;subgenus ''Maphyteus'' Bolívar, 1904 # ''Phymateus baccatus'' Stål, 1876 # ''Phymateus leprosus'' ( Fabricius, 1793) ;subgenus ''Phymateus'' Thunberg, 1815 # ''Phymateus aegrotus'' (Gerstaecker, 1869) # ''Phymateus bolivari'' Kirby, 1910 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phymateus Bolivari
''Phymateus'' is a genus of grasshoppers of the family Pyrgomorphidae. Description Species of the genus ''Phymateus'' are African grasshoppers about 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. 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. Distribution Species of this genus can be found in Southern, Central and East Africa, through Somalia and Madagascar to India. List of species The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists: ;subgenus ''Maphyteus'' Bolívar, 1904 # ''Phymateus baccatus'' Stål, 1876 # ''Phymateus leprosus'' ( Fabricius, 1793) ;subgenus ''Phymateus'' Thunberg, 1815 # '' Phymateus aegrotus'' (Gerstaecker, 1869) # '' Phymateus bolivari'' Kirby, 191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phymateus Madagassus
''Phymateus'' is a genus of grasshoppers of the family Pyrgomorphidae. Description Species of the genus ''Phymateus'' are African grasshoppers about 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. 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. Distribution Species of this genus can be found in Southern, Central and East Africa, through Somalia and Madagascar to India. List of species The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists: ;subgenus ''Maphyteus'' Bolívar, 1904 # '' Phymateus baccatus'' Stål, 1876 # '' Phymateus leprosus'' ( Fabricius, 1793) ;subgenus ''Phymateus'' Thunberg, 1815 # '' Phymateus aegrotus'' (Gerstaecker, 1869) # '' Phymateus bolivari'' Kirby, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phymateus Aegrotus
''Phymateus aegrotus'', sometimes called the blue bush locustCOPR (Centre for Overseas Pest Research) (1982) ''The Locust and Grasshopper Agricultural Manual''. COPR, London, 690 pp. or East African bush locust, is a pest species of grasshopper in the family Pyrgomorphidae. Unlike "locusts" the adults are not known to change their morphology on crowding, but at the hopper stage, marching behaviour of small bands may occur. Distribution This species is present in Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, Somalia. Description ''Phymateus aegrotus'' can reach a length of in males, of in females. Body is green in colour, while fore-wings are blackish and yellowish. The nymphs (hoppers) in the first instars are mostly black with several small yellowish markings, while in the last instar they are bright green. Biology ''P. aegrotus'' lay eggs in the substrate (humus-sand mix), The eggs hatch after about 12 months. The life expectancy of adult animals is of 8–12 months. They are capab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phymateus Viridipes
''Phymateus viridipes'', also known as the Green milkweed locust or African bush grasshopper, is an African locust in the family Pyrgomorphidae (gaudy grasshoppers). Body characteristics It is about long at maturity and capable of long migratory flights. Its body and fore-wings are green in colour while the hind-wings are bright red and blue, presenting a striking appearance in flight. The pronotum, or dorsal area immediately behind the head, is covered in spines or carbuncles which are often tipped with red. Development The nymphs or hoppers are bright yellow and black and highly gregarious, forming large groups during this growth stage and are more or less polyphagous. Behaviour As with other ''Phymateus'' species it raises and rustles its wings when disturbed and may secrete a noxious fluid from its thoracic joint.''Field Guide to Insects'' - Picker, Griffiths & Weaving (2004) This locust feeds on highly toxic plants such as ''Acokanthera oppositifolia'', ''Cascabela t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phymateus Karschi
''Phymateus karschi'' is a locust in the family Pyrgomorphidae.Eades, D.C.; D. Otte; M.M. Cigliano & H. BrauOrthoptera Species File/ref> Distribution This species is present in Tropical Africa (mainly in Cameroon, Nigeria, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Malawi, Zaire and Eritrea). These locusts inhabit bushes and trees within ''Hyparrhenia'' grassland at submontane elevations between 900 and 1500 m on Mt Kilimanjaro Mount Kilimanjaro () is a dormant volcano in Tanzania. It has three volcanic cones: Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira. It is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest free-standing mountain above sea level in the world: above sea level and a .... Description ''Phymateus karschi'' can reach a body length of in males, of in females. These locusts have a green yellowish body. Pronotum shows red protuberances. Elytra are yellow with bluish and reddish areas. Femora are mainly yellowish, while tarsi are brown. The abdomen is dark brown and yellow.Bolívar, I. 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |