Antlered thorny katydid

Antlered thorny katydid
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Superfamily:	Tettigonioidea
Family:	Tettigoniidae
Genus:	Acanthoproctus
Species:	A. cervinus
Binomial name
	Acanthoproctus cervinus; (Haan, 1842)
Synonyms
	Locusta cervinus Haan, 1842

The antlered thorny katydid (Acanthoproctus cervinus) is a species of katydid that is found in South Africa and Namibia. It can be found in semi-arid and arid habitats, including the Kalahari Desert, the Namib Desert, and in the Karoo and Fynbos biomes.

References

Bazelet, C. & Naskrecki, P (2014). "Acanthoproctus cervinus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T20638239A43266517. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T20638239A43266517.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.

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[1] Bazelet, C. & Naskrecki, P (2014). "Acanthoproctus cervinus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T20638239A43266517. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T20638239A43266517.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.