Diabolocatantops axillaris

Diabolocatantops axillaris
	Diabolocatantops axillaris female near Benichab, Mauritania
Scientific classification
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
	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

Devil grasshopper (Diabolocatantops axillaris axillaris), Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa

^ 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".

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