Marakele delicate katydid

The Marakele delicate katydid (Naskreckia marakelensis) is a species of bush cricket or katydid 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.

Marakele delicate katydid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Meconematinae
Tribe: Meconematini
Genus: Naskreckia
Species:
N. marakelensis
Binomial name
Naskreckia marakelensis
(Naskrecki, Bazelet & Spearman, 2008)
Synonyms

Amyttacta marakelensis Naskrecki, Bazelet & Spearman, 2008

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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