Dictyophorus is the type genus of grasshoppers in the tribe Dictyophorini, of the family Pyrgomorphidae; it is native to sub-Saharan Africa.[1] The genus was named by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1815.[2] They are relatively large, typically about 4–7 cm (1.6–2.8 in) long, and often have bright colurs warning of their toxicity.[3]
| Dictyophorus | |
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| Koppie foam grasshopper, Dictyophorus spumans, South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Pyrgomorphidae |
| Subfamily: | Pyrgomorphinae |
| Tribe: | Dictyophorini |
| Genus: | Dictyophorus Thunberg, 1815 |
| Type species | |
| Gryllus spumans Thunberg, 1787
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Species
editThese species belong to the genus Dictyophorus:[1]
- subgenus Dictyophorus Thunberg, 1815
- Dictyophorus cuisinieri (Carl, 1916)
- Dictyophorus spumans (Thunberg, 1787) – koppie foam grasshopper
- subgenus Tapesiella Kevan, 1953
- Dictyophorus griseus (Reiche & Fairmaire, 1849)
- Dictyophorus karschi (Bolívar, 1904)
References
edit- ^ a b Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "genus Dictyophorus Thunberg, 1815". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ Thunberg CP (1815). Mémoires de l'Académie impériale des sciences de St.-Pétersbourg: Ve série (in French). Académie impériale des sciences. pp. 211–301.
- ^ 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.