Sopatas' black-kneed katydid

Sopatas' black-kneed katydid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Division: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Infraorder: Tettigoniidea
Superfamily: Tettigonioidea
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Mecopodinae
Genus: Aprosphylus
Species: A. sopatarum
Binomial name
Aprosphylus sopatarum
Naskrecki, 1994

Sopatas' black-kneed katydid (Aprosphylus sopatarum) is a species of katydid that is endemic to the Klein karoo biome of Western Cape province in South Africa. It is threatened by overgrazing by livestock and changes in weather patterns affecting its microhabitat.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Bazelet, C. & Naskrecki, P. (2014). "Aprosphylus sopatarum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 July 2014.


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