Phymateus karschi is a locust in the family Pyrgomorphidae.Eades, D.C.; D. Otte; M.M. Cigliano & H. Braun Orthoptera Species FileBiolib
Distribution This species is present in Tropical Africa (mainly in Cameroon, Nigeria, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Malawi, Zaire and Eritrea).Catalogue of lifeOrthoptera Species File These locusts inhabit bushes and trees within Hyparrhenia grassland at submontane elevations between 900 and 1500 m on Mt Kilimanjaro.
Description Phymateus karschi can reach a body length of in males, of in females. These locusts have a green yellowish body. Pronotum shows red protuberances. Elytra are yellow with bluish and reddish areas. Femora are mainly yellowish, while tarsi are brown. The abdomen is dark brown and yellow.Bolívar, I. 1904 Notas sobre los pirgomórfidos (Pyrgomorphidae). IV. Taphronotinae. V. Phymateinae in Boletín de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural [Tomo 4], 1904
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