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Species of grasshopper endemic to the coastal forest regions on the east coast of South Africa

Pneumora
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Pneumoridae
Genus: Pneumora
Thunberg, 1775
Species: P. inanis
Binomial name
Pneumora inanis
(Fabricius, 1775)
Pneumora inanis is found in the Eastern Cape and KZN. There is an isolated population in Lukuledi, Tanzania.   Extant (resident)
Synonyms
  • Cystocoelia inanis (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Gryllus inanis Fabricius 1775
  • Pneumora scutellaris Latreille, 1829
  • Pneumora sexguttata Thunberg, 1775

Pneumora inanis, the Khonia bladderhopper, is a species in the family Pneumoridae endemic to the coastal forest regions of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa. It is the only species in the genus Pneumora.

Distribution

Pneumora inanis is found in patchy forested areas along the coast between Port Elizabeth and Mtunzini. There is a single record from Tanzania.

Conservation status

Pneumora inanis has been assessed as Near Threatened due to the threats of deforestation, the decline of mature individuals, the population being severely fragmented, and its small area of occupancy.

Ecology

Pneumora inanis is found in coastal forests on Leucosidea sericea and Searsia pentheri.

References

  1. ^ Couldridge, V.; Bazelet, C. (2018). "Pneumora inanis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T100947261A100947373. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T100947261A100947373.en. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. Pneumora at orthoptera.speciesfile.org
Taxon identifiers
Pneumora
Pneumora inanis
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