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Dictyophorus griseus

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Dictyophorus griseus
Adult
Nymph
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Pyrgomorphidae
Genus: Dictyophorus
Species: D. griseus
Binomial name
Dictyophorus griseus
(Reiche & Fairmaire, 1849)

Dictyophorus griseus is a species of grasshopper in the family Pyrgomorphidae, the gaudy grasshoppers, native to tropical Africa. Adults are typically about 5–6.5 cm (2.0–2.6 in) long.

Two subspecies are accepted:

  • Dictyophorus griseus griseus (Reiche & Fairmaire, 1849)
  • Dictyophorus griseus oberthueri (Bolívar, 1894)

References

  1. Cigliano, M. M.; Braun, H.; Eades, D. C.; Otte, D. "family Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  2. ^ Cigliano, M. M.; Braun, H.; Eades, D. C.; Otte, D. "species Dictyophorus (Tapesiella) griseus (Reiche & Fairmaire, 1849)". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  3. 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.
Taxon identifiers
Dictyophorus griseus


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