Family: Pamphagidae (toad grasshoppers)

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Porthetis carinata nymph photographed in South Coast Strandveld (photo. H. Robertson).

Trachypetrella anderssonii, a rock mimic, photographed in southern Namibia (photo. N. Larsen).

Unidentified toad grasshopper in Namib Desert (photo. N. Larsen).

Toad grasshoppers tend to be thick-set, spiny, camouflaged grasshoppers. In many species the female is wingless.