Thoracistus peringueyi

Thoracistus peringueyi
Conservation status
	; Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
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.

References

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

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