Diabolocatantops axillaris
Appearance
Diabolocatantops axillaris | |
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Diabolocatantops axillaris female near Benichab, Mauritania | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Caelifera |
Family: | Acrididae |
Subfamily: | Catantopinae |
Tribe: | Catantopini |
Genus: | Diabolocatantops |
Species: | D. axillaris
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Binomial name | |
Diabolocatantops axillaris (Thunberg, 1815)
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Synonyms | |
Gryllus axillaris Thunberg = D. a. axillaris |
Diabolocatantops axillaris is a grasshopper species in the subfamily Catantopinae and tribe Catantopini. It is found in Africa.[1] It is a pest of the pearl millet in the West African Sahel,[2] including in Mali.[3]
Gallery
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Devil grasshopper (Diabolocatantops axillaris axillaris), Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa
References
[edit]- ^ Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 20 February 2020)
- ^ Reynolds, D., & Riley, J. (1988). A migration of grasshoppers, particularly Diabolocatantops axillaris (Thunberg) (Orthoptera: Acrididae), in the West African Sahel. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 78(2), 251-271. doi:10.1017/S000748530001302X
- ^ Heath, Jeffrey. "Guide to insects, arthropods, and molluscs of northern Dogon country". Archived from the original on 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Diabolocatantops axillaris at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Diabolocatantops axillaris at Wikispecies
- Names in Dogon languages, with images from Mali