Black-spotted false shieldback
| Black-spotted false shieldback | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Meconematinae |
| Genus: | Aroegas |
| Species: | A. nigroornatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aroegas nigroornatus Péringuey, 1916 | |
The black-spotted false shieldback (Aroegas nigroornatus) is a species of katydid that is only known from the male holotype collected from Mpumalanga, South Africa. It is threatened by livestock grazing and changing weather patterns disturbing its microhabitat.
References
- ↑ Bazelet, C. & Naskrecki, P. (2014). "Aroegas nigroornatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
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