Olszanowski's black-kneed katydid

Olszanowski's 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. olszanowskii
Binomial name
Aprosphylus olszanowskii
Naskrecki, 1994

Olszanowski's black-kneed katydid (Aprosphylus olszanowskii) is a species of katydid that is endemic to the Western Cape and Northern Cape provinces of South Africa. It is mostly found in fynbos, but it can also be found in succulent and nama karoo biomes. Most records are from between 700 and 1,000 m.

References

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


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