Black-spotted false shieldback

The black-spotted false shieldback (Aroegas nigroornatus) is a species of katydid that is only known from the male holotype collected from Mpumalanga, South Africa. It is threatened by livestock grazing and changing weather patterns disturbing its microhabitat.

Black-spotted false shieldback
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Orthoptera
Family:
Tettigoniidae
Subfamily:
Meconematinae
Genus:
Aroegas
Species:
A. nigroornatus
Binomial name
Aroegas nigroornatus
Péringuey, 1916

References
  1. Bazelet, C. & Naskrecki, P. (2014). "Aroegas nigroornatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T20639917A56180093. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T20639917A56180093.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.


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