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| Phymateus morbillosus, mating pair | |
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| Phymateus karschi from Mozambique | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
OrthopteraSpeciesfilewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Köhler, S.; Roth, S.; Reinhardt, K. (2007). "Ten Instars in the Leprous Grasshopper, Phymateus leprosus (Fabricius, 1793) (Caelifera: Pyrgomorphidae): Maximum Number Recorded in the Acridoidea". Bonner zoologische Beiträge. 56 (1/2): 17–24.
- ^ Whitman, D.; Vincent, S. (2008). "Large size as an antipredator defense in an insect". Journal of Orthoptera Research. 17 (2): 353–371. doi:10.1665/1082-6467-17.2.353.