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Mount Coke false shieldback

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Mount Coke false shieldback
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Genus: Acilacris
Subgenus: Acilacris
Species:
A. furcatus
Binomial name
Acilacris furcatus
Naskrecki, 1996

The Mount Coke false shieldback (Acilacris furcatus) is a tettigoniid orthopteran that is endemic to a single small locality in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. It has not been seen since its original discovery in 1965.

References

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  1. ^ Bazelet, C. & Naskrecki, P. (2014). "Acilacris furcatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. IUCN: e.T20638495A56180068. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T20638495A56180068.en. Retrieved 6 January 2018.