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Poekilocerus
Sign in to savePoekilocerus is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Pyrgomorphidae and the monotypic tribe Poekilocerini. Species are found in the northern half of Africa, and in Southwest and South Asia, often in arid or semi-arid areas.
Species
Painted Grasshopper
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderOrthoptera
- FamilyPyrgomorphidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Pyrgomorphidae
- Collections
- MNHN, UA
- Recorded in
- Ethiopie
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Poekilocerus is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Pyrgomorphidae and the monotypic tribe Poekilocerini. Species are found in the northern half of Africa, and in Southwest and South Asia, often in arid or semi-arid areas.
Adults are typically about long, with females generally larger than males of the same species. The genus includes both highly toxic species with contrasting aposematic colours and species with duller colours suitable for camouflage.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Poekilocerus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.