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* ''Tapesia spumans''<ref>[https://books.google.com/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>
* ''Tapesia spumans''<ref>[https://books.google.com/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>
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'''''Dictyophorus spumans''''', the '''koppie foam grasshopper''' or '''{{lang|af|rooibaadjie}}''', is a species of [[grasshopper]] in the family [[Pyrgomorphidae]] indigenous to [[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]]''.
'''''Dictyophorus spumans''''', the '''koppie foam grasshopper''' or '''{{lang|af|rooibaadjie}}''', is a species of [[grasshopper]] in the family [[Pyrgomorphidae]] indigenous to [[Africa]]. The name "foaming grasshopper" derives from the insect's ability to produce a toxic foam from its thoracic glands.<ref name="cw">{{cite web |last1=Whitehouse |first1=Christopher |title=Foaming Grasshoppers |url=https://www.phillipskop.co.za/fauna/dictyophorus-spumans |website=Phillipskop Mountain Reserve |publisher=Phillipskop Discovery Trails (Pty) Ltd. |accessdate=18 March 2018}}</ref> 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=https://books.google.com/books?id=s4ke5JwbTI0C&pg=PA96}}</ref>
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=https://books.google.com/books?id=s4ke5JwbTI0C&pg=PA96}}</ref>
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Dictyophorus-Spumans-From-Above.jpg|<center>Adult seen from above
Dictyophorus-Spumans-From-Above.jpg|<center>Adult seen from above
Dictyophorus spumans, a, Walter Sisulu NBT.jpg|<center>Adult in a garden
Dictyophorus spumans, a, Walter Sisulu NBT.jpg|<center>Adult in a garden
Dictyophorus spumans, Skeerpoort, b.jpg|<center>Releasing toxic foam from thoracic glands
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Revision as of 10:32, 18 March 2018

Koppie foam grasshopper
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[1]

Dictyophorus spumans, the koppie foam grasshopper or rooibaadjie, is a species of grasshopper in the family Pyrgomorphidae indigenous to Africa. The name "foaming grasshopper" derives from the insect's ability to produce a toxic foam from its thoracic glands.[2] 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.[3]

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
  • Nymph
    Nymph
  • Eating Aloe flowers
    Eating Aloe flowers
  • Mating
    Mating
  • Adult seen from above
    Adult seen from above
  • Adult in a garden
    Adult in a garden
  • Releasing toxic foam from thoracic glands
    Releasing toxic foam from thoracic glands

References

  1. ^ Googlebooks
  2. ^ Whitehouse, Christopher. "Foaming Grasshoppers". Phillipskop Mountain Reserve. Phillipskop Discovery Trails (Pty) Ltd. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  3. ^ 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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