Pyrgomorphidae
Males of Phymateus viridipes
The cone head horror ( Pyrgomorphidae ) are a family within the Grasshopper ( caelifera ). The name derives from the conical head of the insect.
Features
Cone head terror among the larger Grasshopper and reach a body length of 60-72 millimeters. You can relatively easily be identified by their often striking bright colors. These are primarily the deterrence of enemies. A number of species can also discard a foamy defensive secretions.
Within the species occur on all the variations of wing regression.
Food
Most species feed on leaves, rarely of grass.
System
To the family includes many species that are found mainly in Australia and Africa. Alone 39 species are found in southern Africa. The following list shows the main species, but is not complete:
- Atractomorpha Atractomorpha australis
- Atractomorpha Hypoestes
- Atractomorpha similis
- Desmoptera truncatipennis
- Foam grasshopper ( Dictyophorus spumans )
- Greyacris picta
- Greyacris profundesulcata
- Monistria concinna
- Monistria consobrina
- Monistria discrepans
- Monistria latevittata
- Monistria pustulifera
- Parastria reticulata
- Petasida ephippigera
- Phymateus morbillosus
- Phymateus viripdes
- Propsednura eyrei
- Propsednura peninsularis
- Psedna nana
- Psednura musgravei
- Psednura pedestris
- Scutillya verrucosa
- Yeelana argus
- Yeelana pavonina
- Zonocerus elegans