Thoracistus peringueyi | |
---|---|
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
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).[1] It is only known from a male and female specimen that were collected prior to 1879 from a location in Lydenburg district.