Dictyophorus Explained

Dictyophorus is the type genus of grasshoppers in the tribe Dictyophorini, of the family Pyrgomorphidae; it is native to sub-Saharan Africa. The genus was named by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1815. They are relatively large, typically about long, and often have bright colurs warning of their toxicity.^[1]

Species

These species belong to the genus Dictyophorus:

subgenus Dictyophorus Thunberg, 1815

1. Dictyophorus cuisinieri (Carl, 1916)
2. Dictyophorus spumans (Thunberg, 1787) – koppie foam grasshopper

subgenus Tapesiella Kevan, 1953

1. Dictyophorus griseus (Reiche & Fairmaire, 1849)
2. Dictyophorus karschi (Bolívar, 1904)

Notes and References

1. Whitman . D. . Vincent . S. . 2008 . Large size as an antipredator defense in an insect . Journal of Orthoptera Research . 17 . 2 . 353–371 . 10.1665/1082-6467-17.2.353 . free .