Phymateus [SEP] parent taxon
Phymateus
Phymateus is a genus of grasshoppers belonging to the Pyrgomorphidae family.
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
1903) = "P. squarrosus" (Houttuyn, 1813)
- "Phymateus iris" Bolivar, I., 1881
- "Phymateus karschi" Bolivar, I., 1904
- "Phymateus leprosus" (Fabricius, 1793)
- "Phymateus madagassus" Karsch, 1888
- "Phymateus morbillosus" (Linnaeus, 1758)
- "Phymateus pulcherrimus" (I. Bolívar, 1904)
- "Phymateus purpurascens" (Karsch, 1896)
- "Phymateus saxosus" (Coquerel, 1862)