Flat-necked shieldback | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Ensifera |
Family: | Tettigoniidae |
Genus: | Arytropteris |
Species: | A. basalis
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Binomial name | |
Arytropteris basalis (
Walker, 1869)
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Synonyms | |
Thyreonotus basalis Walker, 1869 |
The flat-necked shieldback (Arytropteris basalis) is a species of shield-backed katydid that is endemic to the coastal forests and thickets of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. It is threatened by cultivation, mining and tourism.