Biology:Sopatas' black-kneed katydid

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Short description: Species of cricket-like animal

Sopatas' black-kneed katydid
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
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. 1.0 1.1 Bazelet, C.; Naskrecki, P. (2014). "Aprosphylus sopatarum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2014: e.T20641169A56180179. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T20641169A56180179.en. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/20641169/0. Retrieved 5 January 2018. 

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