Phymateus karschi explained

Phymateus karschi is a locust in the family Pyrgomorphidae.^{[1] [2]}

Distribution

This species is present in Tropical Africa (mainly in Cameroon, Nigeria, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Malawi, Zaire and Eritrea).^{[1] [3] [4]} These locusts inhabit bushes and trees within Hyparrhenia grassland at submontane elevations between 900 and 1500 m on Mt Kilimanjaro.^[5]

Description

Phymateus karschi can reach a body length of in males, of in females. These locusts have a green yellowish body. Pronotum shows red protuberances. Elytra are yellow with bluish and reddish areas. Femora are mainly yellowish, while tarsi are brown. The abdomen is dark brown and yellow.^[6]

Bibliography

• Bolívar, I. 1904. Bol. R. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 4:406, 411
• Johnston, H.B. 1956. Annotated catalogue of African grasshoppers 150
• Dirsh. 1964. Explor. Parc. natn. Garamba 44(3):49
• Dirsh. 1965. The African Genera of Acridoidea 117
• Johnston, H.B. 1968. Annotated catalogue of African grasshoppers Suppl:83
• Dirsh. 1970. Ann. Mus. Roy. Afr. Cent. 8(182):25
• Kevan, D.K.M. [Ed.]. 1977. In Beier [Ed.]. Orthopterorum Catalogus 16:252
• COPR (Centre for Overseas Pest Research). 1982. The Locust and Grasshopper Agricultural Manual 53
• Hemp, C. 2009. Jour. Orth. Res. 18(2):194
• Rowell, C. Hemp & Harvey. 2015. Jago's Grasshoppers of East and North East Africa, Vol. 1 113

Notes and References

1. Eades, D.C.; D. Otte; M.M. Cigliano & H. Braun Orthoptera Species File
2. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id390779/ Biolib
3. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2011/details/species/id/7661184 Catalogue of life
4. http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1120843 Orthoptera Species File
5. Hemp . Claudia . Annotated list of Caelifera (Orthoptera) of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania . Journal of Orthoptera Research . 2009 . 18 . 2 . 183–214 . 10.1665/034.018.0207. free .
6. Bolívar, I. 1904 Notas sobre los pirgomórfidos (Pyrgomorphidae). IV. Taphronotinae. V. Phymateinae in Boletín de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural [Tomo 4], 1904