The Richtersveld katydid (''Africariola longicauda'') is a species 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 ...

that is endemic to the Richtersveld National Park in South Africa. It occurs in semi-arid habitats of the

Karoo The Karoo ( ; from the Afrikaans borrowing of the South Khoekhoe !Orakobab or Khoemana word ''ǃ’Aukarob'' "Hardveld") is a semi-desert natural region of South Africa. No exact definition of what constitutes the Karoo is available, so its ext ...

biotope. It is threatened by livestock grazing and climate change.

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Tettigoniidae Endemic insects of South Africa Vulnerable animals Vulnerable biota of Africa Insects described in 1996 Monotypic Orthoptera genera {{tettigoniidae-stub