African sandhopper

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

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