Thoracistus peringueyi

Thoracistus peringueyi

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Genus: Thoracistus
Species: T. peringueyi
Binomial name
Thoracistus peringueyi
(Pictet, 1888)

Thoracistus peringueyi, the Peringuey's Seedpod Shieldback, is a species of katydid in the family Tettigoniidae. The species is endemic to South Africa, and is listed as critically endangered (possibly extinct).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Bazelet, C. & Naskrecki, P. (2014). "Thoracistus peringueyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
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