African sandhopper
| African sandhopper | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Tridactylidae |
| Genus: | Afrotridactylus |
| Species: | A. usambaricus |
| Binomial name | |
| Afrotridactylus usambaricus (Sjöstedt, 1910) | |
| Subspecies | |
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| Synonyms | |
| Tridactylus usambaricus Sjöstedt, 1910 | |
The African sandhopper (Afrotridactylus usambaricus) is a species of pygmy mole cricket found throughout Africa south of the Sahara Desert. It prefers sandy or muddy open river banks. It has been recorded from Niokolo-Koba National Park in Senegal.
References
[edit]- ^ Hochkirch, A. (2014). "Afrotridactylus usambaricus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19675432A19681765. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19675432A19681765.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Günther, Kurt K. (1994). "Afrotridactylus gen. n., eine neue afrikanische Gattung der Familie Tridactylidae, einschließlich der Beschreibung neuer Arten (Orthoptera, Tridactyloidea) 'Afrotridactylus gen. n., a new African genus of the family Tridactylidae with descriptions of new species (Orthoptera, Tridactyloidea)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 41 (2): 261–298. doi:10.1002/mmnd.19940410202.