Phymateus | |
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Phymateus morbillosus, mating pair | |
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Phymateus karschi from Mozambique | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Caelifera |
Family: | Pyrgomorphidae |
Subfamily: | Pyrgomorphinae |
Tribe: | Phymateini |
Genus: | Phymateus Thunberg 1815 |
Phymateus is a genus of fairly large grasshoppers of the family Pyrgomorphidae, native to shrubland, semi-deserts, savanna, woodland, gardens and cultivated areas in Sub-Saharan Africa, with ten species in the African mainland and two species in Madagascar.[1][2] Some species have bright aposematic colours and are highly toxic.[2][3]
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