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Richtersveld katydid

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Species of cricket-like animal

Richtersveld katydid
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Meconematinae
Tribe: Meconematini
Subtribe: Acilacridina
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". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. IUCN: e.T20638608A43266532. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T20638608A43266532.en. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Africariola longicauda


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