Flat-necked shieldback

Flat-necked shieldback
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Tettigoniinae
Genus: Arytropteris
Species: A. basalis
Binomial name
Arytropteris basalis
(Walker, 1869)
Synonyms

Thyreonotus basalis Walker, 1869

The flat-necked shieldback (Arytropteris basalis) is a species of shield-backed katydid that is endemic to the coastal forests and thickets of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. It is threatened by cultivation, mining and tourism.

References

  1. Bazelet, C. & Naskrecki, P. (2014). "Arytropteris basalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 July 2014.


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