The Marakele delicate katydid (Naskreckia marakelensis) is a species of bush cricket or katydid orthopteran that is endemic to Marakele National Park in Limpopo Province, South Africa. It can be found within savanna and grassland biomes, and feeds on flowers and grass seeds, particularly Guinea grass. Because of its limited distribution, the IUCN considers it to be vulnerable to extinction, and is threatened by microclimatic changes.
| Marakele delicate katydid | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Meconematinae |
| Tribe: | Meconematini |
| Genus: | Naskreckia |
| Species: | N. marakelensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Naskreckia marakelensis (Naskrecki, Bazelet & Spearman, 2008)
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| Synonyms | |
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Amyttacta marakelensis Naskrecki, Bazelet & Spearman, 2008 | |
References
edit- ^ Bazelet, C. & Naskrecki, P. (2014). "Amyttacta marakelensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. IUCN: e.T20638636A56180083. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T20638636A56180083.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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