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Pneumora

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Pneumora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Pneumoridae
Genus: Pneumora
Thunberg, 1775
Species:
P. inanis
Binomial name
Pneumora inanis
(Fabricius, 1775)
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Pneumora inanis is found in the Eastern Cape and KZN. There is an isolated population in Lukuledi, Tanzania.
  Extant (resident)
Synonyms
  • Cystocoelia inanis (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Gryllus inanis Fabricius 1775
  • Pneumora scutellaris Latreille, 1829
  • Pneumora sexguttata Thunberg, 1775

Pneumora inanis, the Khonia bladderhopper, is a species in the family Pneumoridae endemic to the coastal forest regions of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa. It is the only species in the genus Pneumora.[2]

Distribution

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Pneumora inanis is found in patchy forested areas along the coast between Port Elizabeth and Mtunzini. There is a single record from Tanzania.[1]

Conservation status

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Pneumora inanis has been assessed as Near Threatened due to the threats of deforestation, the decline of mature individuals, the population being severely fragmented, and its small area of occupancy.[1]

Ecology

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Pneumora inanis is found in coastal forests on Leucosidea sericea and Searsia pentheri.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Couldridge, V.; Bazelet, C. (2018). "Pneumora inanis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T100947261A100947373. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T100947261A100947373.en. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. ^ Pneumora at orthoptera.speciesfile.org