''Phymateus'' is a genus of

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s of 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 ...

Description

Species of the genus ''Phymateus'' are African

s 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

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List of species

The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists:Orthoptera Species File: Genus ''Phymateus''
/ref> ;subgenus ''Maphyteus'' Bolívar, 1904 # '' Phymateus baccatus'' Stål, 1876 # '' Phymateus leprosus'' ( Fabricius, 1793) ;subgenus ''Phymateus'' Thunberg, 1815 # '' Phymateus aegrotus'' (Gerstaecker, 1869) # '' Phymateus bolivari'' Kirby, 1910 # ''

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 win ...

'' (Fabricius, 1793)
synonyms: ''P. stolli'' (Saussure, 1861) = ''P. flavus'' (I. Bolivar, 1903) = ''P. squarrosus'' ( Houttuyn, 1813) # ''

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 w ...

'' Bolívar, 1882 # ''

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, ...

'' Bolívar, 1904 # ''

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 w ...

'' Karsch, 1888 # ''

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 win ...

'' (

Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...

, 1758) = type species (as ''Gryllus morbillosus'' L.) # ''

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 w ...

'' ( I. Bolívar, 1904) # ''

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 w ...

'' ( Coquerel, 1862) # '' Phymateus viridipes'' Stål, 1873Biolib
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Gallery

File:Pyrgomorphidae - Phymateus sp..JPG, ''Phymateus karschi'' File:Phymateus viridipes02.jpg, ''Phymateus viridipes'' File:Phymateus cinctus male and female.jpg, Male and female of ''Phymateus cinctus'' File:ORTHOPTERA Pyromorphidae; Phymateus morbillosus.jpg, ''Phymateus morbillosus'' File:Phymateus saxosus, Insectorium de Montréal.jpg, ''Phymateus saxosus'' at the Montreal Insectorium File:Locust Phymateus baccatus, Namibia.jpg, ''Phymateus baccatus''

References

External links

* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q7189450 Pyrgomorphidae Caelifera genera Taxa named by Carl Peter Thunberg