Thoracistus peringueyi

Thoracistus peringueyi
Critically endangered
Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Genus: Thoracistus
Species:
T. peringueyi
Binomial name
Thoracistus peringueyi
(Pictet, 1888)

Thoracistus peringueyi, the Peringuey's seedpod shieldback, is a species of katydid in the family Tettigoniidae. The species is endemic to South Africa, and is listed as critically endangered (possibly extinct). It is only known from a male and female specimen that were collected prior to 1879 from a location in Lydenburg district.

References

  1. 1 2 Bazelet, C. & Naskrecki, P. (2014). "Thoracistus peringueyi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. IUCN: e.T20659735A56073962. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T20659735A56073962.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.