Richtersveld katydid

Richtersveld katydid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Division: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Infraorder: Tettigoniidea
Superfamily: Tettigonioidea
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Meconematinae
Genus: Africariola
Species: A. longicauda
Binomial name
Africariola longicauda
Naskrecki, 1996

The Richtersveld katydid (Africariola longicauda) is a species of katydid that is endemic to the Richtersveld National Park in South Africa. It occurs in semi-arid habitats of the Karoo biotope. It is threatened by livestock grazing and climate change.

References

  1. Bazelet, C. & Naskrecki, P. (2014). "Africariola longicauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 29 August 2014.


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