Richtersveld katydid

Richtersveld katydid
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Family:	Tettigoniidae
Genus:	Africariola
Species:	A. longicauda
Binomial name
	Africariola longicauda; Naskrecki, 1996

The Richtersveld katydid (Africariola longicauda) is a species of katydid that is endemic to the Richtersveld National Park in South Africa. It occurs in semi-arid habitats of the Karoo biotope. It is threatened by livestock grazing and climate change.

References

Bazelet, C. & Naskrecki, P. (2014). "Africariola longicauda". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T20638608A43266532. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T20638608A43266532.en. Retrieved 6 January 2018.

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[1] Bazelet, C. & Naskrecki, P. (2014). "Africariola longicauda". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T20638608A43266532. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T20638608A43266532.en. Retrieved 6 January 2018.