''Phymateus'' is a genus of
grasshoppers 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
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
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and
Madagascar
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to
India
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List of species
The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists:
Orthoptera Species File: Genus ''Phymateus''
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;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'' (Fabricius, 1793)
synonyms: ''P. stolli'' (Saussure, 1861) = ''P. flavus'' (I. Bolivar, 1903) = ''P. squarrosus'' ( Houttuyn, 1813)
# '' Phymateus iris'' Bolívar, 1882
# '' Phymateus karschi'' Bolívar, 1904
# '' Phymateus madagassus'' Karsch, 1888
# '' Phymateus morbillosus'' (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'' ( I. Bolívar, 1904)
# '' Phymateus saxosus'' ( Coquerel, 1862)
# '' Phymateus viridipes'' Stål, 1873[Biolib]
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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
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Pyrgomorphidae
Caelifera genera
Taxa named by Carl Peter Thunberg