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
- ↑ 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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