Dictyophorus

Dictyophorus is the type genus of grasshoppers in the tribe Dictyophorini, of the family Pyrgomorphidae; it is native to sub-Saharan Africa. The genus was named by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1815. They are relatively large, typically about 4-7 cm long, and often have bright colurs warning of their toxicity.

Species
These species belong to the genus Dictyophorus:
 * subgenus Dictyophorus Thunberg, 1815
 * 1) Dictyophorus cuisinieri (Carl, 1916)
 * 2) Dictyophorus spumans (Thunberg, 1787) – koppie foam grasshopper
 * subgenus Tapesiella Kevan, 1953
 * 1) Dictyophorus griseus (Reiche & Fairmaire, 1849)
 * 2) Dictyophorus karschi (Bolívar, 1904)