Phymateus is a genus of grasshoppers of the family Pyrgomorphidae. Description Species of the genus Phymateus are African grasshoppers about long. Some species at maturity are capable of long migratory flights. They raise and rustle wings when disturbed and may secrete a noxious fluid from the thoracic joint. These locusts feed on highly toxic plants and usually congregate in large numbers on trees and shrubs, arranged in such a way as to resemble foliage. Females of the species Phymateus morbillosus are unable to fly, despite fully developed wings. Distribution Species of this genus can be found in Southern, Central and East Africa, through Somalia and Madagascar to India. List of species The Orthoptera Species File lists: subgenus Maphyteus Bolívar, 1904 Phymateus baccatus Stål, 1876 Phymateus leprosus (Fabricius, 1793) subgenus Phymateus Thunberg, 1815 Phymateus aegrotus (Gerstaecker, 1869) Phymateus bolivari Kirby, 1910 Phymateus cinctus (Fabricius, 1793)synonyms: P. stolli (Saussure, 1861) = P. flavus (I. Bolivar, 1903) = P. squarrosus (Houttuyn, 1813) Phymateus iris Bolívar, 1882 Phymateus karschi Bolívar, 1904 Phymateus madagassus Karsch, 1888 Phymateus morbillosus (Linnaeus, 1758) = type species (as Gryllus morbillosus L.) Phymateus pulcherrimus (I. Bolívar, 1904) Phymateus saxosus (Coquerel, 1862) Phymateus viridipes Stål, 1873 Gallery References External links Pyrgomorphidae Caelifera genera Taxa named by Carl Peter Thunberg