African sandhopper | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Family: | Tridactylidae |
Genus: | Afrotridactylus |
Species: | A. usambaricus |
Binomial name | |
Afrotridactylus usambaricus (Sjöstedt, 1910) |
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Synonyms | |
Tridactylus usambaricus Sjöstedt, 1910 |
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.