Sopatas' black-kneed katydid

Sopatas' black-kneed katydid
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Family:	Tettigoniidae
Genus:	Aprosphylus
Species:	A. sopatarum
Binomial name
	Aprosphylus sopatarum; Naskrecki, 1994

Sopatas' black-kneed katydid (Aprosphylus sopatarum) is a species of katydid that is endemic to the Klein karoo biome of Western Cape province in South Africa. It is threatened by overgrazing by livestock and changes in weather patterns affecting its microhabitat.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Bazelet, C.; Naskrecki, P. (2014). "Aprosphylus sopatarum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. IUCN: e.T20641169A56180179. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T20641169A56180179.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)

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[IUCN-1] Bazelet, C.; Naskrecki, P. (2014). "Aprosphylus sopatarum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. IUCN: e.T20641169A56180179. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T20641169A56180179.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)

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