''Aprosphylus'' is a genus of
katydid
Insects in the family Tettigoniidae are commonly called katydids (especially in North America), or bush crickets. They have previously been known as "long-horned grasshoppers". More than 8,000 species are known. Part of the suborder Ensifera, t ...
s found in southern Africa.
It contains the following species:
* ''
Aprosphylus olszanowskii''
Naskrecki, 1994 – Olszanowski's black-kneed katydid
* ''
Aprosphylus hybridus''
Pictet, 1888 – Namibian black-kneed katydid
* ''
Aprosphylus sopatarum
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
Overgrazing occurs when plants are exposed to ...
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Naskrecki, 1994 – Sopatas' black-kneed katydid
References
Mecopodinae
Orthoptera of Africa
Tettigoniidae genera
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