Black-spotted false shieldback
Appearance
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Species: | A. nigroornatus
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Aroegas nigroornatus Péringuey, 1916
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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.
References
[edit]- ^ Bazelet, C. & Naskrecki, P. (2014). "Aroegas nigroornatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. IUCN: e.T20639917A56180093. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T20639917A56180093.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.