Marakele delicate katydid

Marakele delicate katydid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Genus: Amyttacta
Species: A. marakelensis
Binomial name
Amyttacta marakelensis
Naskrecki, Bazelet & Spearman, 2008

The Marakele delicate katydid (Amyttacta marakelensis) is a species of tettigoniid orthopteran that is endemic to Marakele National Park in Limpopo Province, South Africa. It can be found within savanna and grassland biomes, and feeds on flowers and grass seeds, particularly Guinea grass. Because of its limited distribution, the IUCN considers it to be vulnerable to extinction, and is threatened by microclimatic changes.

References

  1. Bazelet, C. & Naskrecki, P. (2014). "Amyttacta marakelensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T20638636A56180083. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T20638636A56180083.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.


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