| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Diabolocatantops axillaris (Thunberg, 1815) | |
| Synonyms | |
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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]
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Devil grasshopper (Diabolocatantops axillaris axillaris), Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa
References
- ↑ 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
Media related to Diabolocatantops axillaris at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Diabolocatantops axillaris at Wikispecies- Names in Dogon languages, with images from Mali
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