''Cataloipus cymbiferus'' is a West African species of
grasshopper in the family
Acrididae. In
Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Ma ...
, it is a pest that frequently attacks the
pearl millet
Pearl millet (''Cenchrus americanus'', commonly known as the synonym ''Pennisetum glaucum''; also known as 'Bajra' in Hindi, 'Sajje' in Kannada, 'Kambu' in Tamil, 'Bajeer' in Kumaoni and 'Maiwa' in Hausa, 'Mexoeira' in Mozambique) is the most ...
.
References
* https://web.archive.org/web/20131110030827/http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/C/Cataloipus_cymbiferus/
AcridAfrica, liste espèces A-H
External links
Names in Dogon languages, with images from Mali
Acrididae
Orthoptera of Africa
Insects described in 1877
Agricultural pest insects
Insect pests of millets
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