African sandhopper

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.

African sandhopper
Scientific classification Edit this 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
  • Afrotridactylus usambaricus alter Günther, 1994[2]
  • Afrotridactylus usambaricus usambaricus (Sjöstedt, 1910)
Synonyms

Tridactylus usambaricus Sjöstedt, 1910

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.


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