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Dictyophorus spumans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Family:	Pyrgomorphidae
Genus:	Dictyophorus
Species:	D. spumans
Binomial name
	Dictyophorus spumans; (Thunberg, 1787)
Synonyms
	Gryllus spumans; Poecilocera spumans; Petasia spumans; Phymateus spumans; Tapesia spumans;

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Dictyophorus spumans, the koppie foam grasshopper or rooibaadjie is a species of grasshopper in the family Pyrgomorphidae indigenous to South Africa. The name "foaming grasshopper" derives from the insect's ability to produce a toxic foam from its thoracic glands. It is closely related to Phymateus.

It grows up to a length of 80 millimetres (3.1 in). The neck shield has a warty surface, and their color is highly variable. It is toxic due to the poisons that it sequesters from its diet, which includes a large number of toxic and distasteful plants such as milkweed.^[2]

Races

D. s. subsp. spumans – South Africa
D. s. subsp. ater – northern South Africa and Zimbabwe
D. s. subsp. pulchra – eastern South Africa and Mozambique
D. s. subsp. servillei – widespread in Africa
D. s. subsp. calceata – widespread in Africa

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Mating
Adult seen from above
Adult in a garden

References

^ Googlebooks
^ Mike Picker, Charles Griffiths & Alan Weaving (2004). Field guide to insects of South Africa. Struik. ISBN 978-1-77007-061-5.

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[1] Googlebooks

[2] Mike Picker, Charles Griffiths & Alan Weaving (2004). Field guide to insects of South Africa. Struik. ISBN 978-1-77007-061-5.

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 | binomial = ''Dictyophorus spumans''
 | binomial_authority = ([[Carl Peter Thunberg|Thunberg]], 1787)
+| synonyms =
+* ''Gryllus spumans''
+* ''Poecilocera spumans''
+* ''Petasia spumans''
+* ''Phymateus spumans''
+* ''Tapesia spumans''<ref>[http://books.google.co.za/books?id=ox2XCHaie34C&pg=PA124&lpg=PA124&dq=Petasia+spumans&source=bl&ots=JWjYni5ZRy&sig=6Fggj5N3eMPgqEIlkav_PIrxrHE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NuKxUbOZKeWQ7Abrm4HwDA&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Petasia%20spumans&f=false Googlebooks]</ref>
 }}
-'''''Dictyophorus spumans''''', the '''koppie foam grasshopper''' or '''{{lang|af|rooibaadjie}}''' is a species of [[grasshopper]] in the family [[Pyrgomorphidae]] indigenous to [[South Africa]], and is closely related to ''[[Phymateus viridipes]]''. It grows up to a length of {{convert|80|mm}}, and is toxic because it sequesters poisons from its diet, which includes a large number of toxic and distasteful plants such as [[milkweed]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Mike Picker, Charles Griffiths & Alan Weaving |year=2004 |title=Field guide to insects of South Africa |publisher=Struik |isbn=978-1-77007-061-5 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=s4ke5JwbTI0C&pg=PA96}}</ref>
+'''''Dictyophorus spumans''''', the '''koppie foam grasshopper''' or '''{{lang|af|rooibaadjie}}''' is a species of [[grasshopper]] in the family [[Pyrgomorphidae]] indigenous to [[South Africa]]. The name "foaming grasshopper" derives from the insect's ability to produce a toxic foam from its thoracic glands. It is closely related to ''[[Phymateus]]''.
+It grows up to a length of {{convert|80|mm}}. The neck shield has a warty surface, and their color is highly variable. It is toxic due to the poisons that it sequesters from its diet, which includes a large number of toxic and distasteful plants such as [[milkweed]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Mike Picker, Charles Griffiths & Alan Weaving |year=2004 |title=Field guide to insects of South Africa |publisher=Struik |isbn=978-1-77007-061-5 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=s4ke5JwbTI0C&pg=PA96}}</ref>
-The name "foaming grasshopper" derives from the insect's ability to produce a toxic foam from its thoracic glands. The neck shield has a warty surface.
+==Races==
+* ''D. s.'' subsp. ''spumans'' – South Africa
+* ''D. s.'' subsp. ''ater'' – northern South Africa and Zimbabwe
+* ''D. s.'' subsp. ''pulchra'' – eastern South Africa and Mozambique
+* ''D. s.'' subsp. ''servillei'' – widespread in Africa
+* ''D. s.'' subsp. ''calceata'' – widespread in Africa
-==Synonyms==
-*''Gryllus spumans''
-*''Poecilocera spumans''
-*''Petasia spumans''
-*''Phymateus spumans''
-*''Tapesia spumans'' <ref>[http://books.google.co.za/books?id=ox2XCHaie34C&pg=PA124&lpg=PA124&dq=Petasia+spumans&source=bl&ots=JWjYni5ZRy&sig=6Fggj5N3eMPgqEIlkav_PIrxrHE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NuKxUbOZKeWQ7Abrm4HwDA&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Petasia%20spumans&f=false Googlebooks]</ref>
 ==Gallery==
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