Acorypha glaucopsis | |
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Male Acorypha glaucopsis photographed near Bodjekali, Benin | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Caelifera |
Family: | Acrididae |
Subfamily: | Calliptaminae |
Genus: | Acorypha |
Species: | A. glaucopsis |
Binomial name | |
Acorypha glaucopsis (Walker, 1870) | |
Acorypha glaucopsis is a species of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and South Asia.[1][2]
Human consumption
It is eaten by the Dogon people of Mali.[3]
Gallery
- Fourth instar nymph photographed near Gnibi, Senegal
- Fourth instar nymph photographed near Gnibi, Senegal
References
- โ "Acorypha glaucopsis". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- โ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2020). "species Acorypha glaucopsis (Walker, 1870)". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- โ Heath, Jeffrey. "Guide to insects, arthropods, and molluscs of northern Dogon country".
External links
- Media related to Acorypha glaucopsis at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Acorypha glaucopsis at Wikispecies
- Names in Dogon languages, with images from Mali
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