Phymateus karschi | |
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Phymateus karschi from Mozambique. Mounted specimen | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Caelifera |
Family: | Pyrgomorphidae |
Genus: | Phymateus |
Species: | P. karschi
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Binomial name | |
Phymateus karschi
Bolivar, 1904
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Phymateus karschi is a locust in the family Pyrgomorphidae. [1] [2]
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]
Phymateus karschi can reach a body length of 40 millimetres (1.6 in) in males, of 52 millimetres (2.0 in) 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]