Buforania crassa, commonly known as a Toadhopper is a plump spur-throated grasshopper.
Found in the Northern Territory of Australia, they are often found on rocky substrate, being well camouflaged against the red rocky ranges in Central Australia. They can be found around the edges of freshwater, and are also seen on and sheltering under the host plants that they feed on, such as Maireana sp., Sclerolaena sp., Enchylaena tomatosa and Stemodia viscosa.1
They are about 6-11 millimeters in length, with the adult females being seen to grow to a total length of 10 cm, with a thorax of about 3.5 cm wide.
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Orthoptera
- Suborder: Caelifera
- Superfamily: Acridoidea
- Family: Acrididae
- Subfamily: Catantopinae
- Tribe: Catantopini
- Subtribe: Buforaniina
- Genus: Buforania
- Species: Buforania crassa
Footnote & References
- Grasshopper Field Guide for Alice Springs, Land for Wildlife & Garden for Wildlife, Central Australia, https://wildlife.lowecol.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/Grasshopper-Field-Guide-Alice-Springs.pdf
- Buforania crassa Sjöstedt, 1920, Common Toad-Hopper, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/9af3ea45-54df-47f9-933f-dbee302148e0
OrthopteraAustralian Orthopteroid Index Garden Mantis Grasshoppers Blistered Pyrgomorph Coryphistes sp Giant Grasshopper (Valanga irregularis) Macrotona Queensland Spotted Pyrgomorph (Greyacris profundesulcata) Katydids (family Tettigoniidae) Phaneropterinae Toadhopper (Buforania crassa)
InsectsBees Beetles Blattodea Butterflies Coleoptera Cicada Crabronidae Diptera Dragonflies & Damselflies Formicidae Hemiptera Heteroptera Moths Orthoptera Orthopteroid Processionary Caterpillar Stink Bugs, Shield Bugs and Allies Wasps Water Scorpion (Laccotrephes tristis) Witchetty Grub