Devil grasshopper (Diabolocatantops axillaris)

Diabolocatantops axillaris
Taxonomic classification
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Catantopinae
Tribe:	Catantopini
Genus:	Diabolocatantops
Scientific name
Diabolocatantops axillaris (Thunberg, 1815)
Geography
Native countries:
Mali Senegal Niger Cape Verde Chad French Southern Territories Yemen Sudan Tanzania Kenya Ethiopia Saudi Arabia
Pest status
Known pest

The Devil grasshopper (Diabolocatantops axillaris) is a species of grasshopper in the family Acrididae.

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Taxonomy

For full nomenclature and taxonomic details of this taxon, see Orthoptera Species File

Subspecies

• Diabolocatantops axillaris axillaris (Thunberg, 1815)
• Diabolocatantops axillaris libericus (Uvarov, 1943)
• Diabolocatantops axillaris saucius (Burmeister, 1838)

Identification

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Biology and ecology

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Specimen contributors for this species

Bionomia links specimen records in GBIF to the people who collected and identified them. Each list shows the top 20 for this species.

Collected by

People who collected specimens of this species in the field.

• William Stephens — 2 specimens collected
• Luis Pascoal da Silva — 2 specimens collected
• Thomas Desloges — 1 specimen collected

Identified by

People who determined the taxonomic identity of specimens of this species.

• Rob Felix — 22 specimens identified
• Kaarel Sammet — 2 specimens identified
• Luis Pascoal da Silva — 1 specimen identified

References

Taxon identifiers

Catalogue of LifeEncyclopedia of LifeEPPOGBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update)Google Knowledge GraphiNaturalistInsects (Insecta) of the WorldIRMNGOpen Tree of LifeOrthoptera Species File ID (old version)TAXREFXeno-canto