''Dictyophorus griseus'' is a species of African
grasshopper in the family
Pyrgomorphidae
Pyrgomorphidae is a family of grasshoppers in the order Orthoptera; it is the only family in the superfamily Pyrgomorphoidea, with a pan-tropical distribution. Their name is probably derived from ''pyrgos'' (Greek: ''Πύργος'') meaning "tow ...
, the gaudy grasshoppers.
Two subspecies are accepted:
[
*''Dictyophorus griseus griseus'' (Reiche & Fairmaire, 1849)
*''Dictyophorus griseus oberthueri'' (Bolívar, 1894)
]
References
Pyrgomorphidae
Orthoptera of Africa
Insects described in 1849
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