Biology:Flat-necked shieldback

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Short description: Species of cricket-like animal

Flat-necked shieldback
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
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". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2014: e.T20659675A43266552. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T20659675A43266552.en. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/20659675/0. Retrieved 5 January 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q10419067 entry