Kristin's false shieldback

Kristin's false shieldback
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Family:	Tettigoniidae
Subfamily:	Meconematinae
Genus:	Acilacris
Species:	A. kristinae
Binomial name
	Acilacris kristinae; Naskrecki, 1996

Kristin's false shieldback (Acilacris kristinae) is a tettigoniid orthopteran that is endemic to two localities within Malta Forest in Limpopo, South Africa. It is threatened by deforestation and changes in its microclimate.

References

Bazelet, C. & Naskrecki, P. (2014). "Acilacris kristinae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T20638574A56180073. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T20638574A56180073.en. Retrieved 6 January 2018.

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[1] Bazelet, C. & Naskrecki, P. (2014). "Acilacris kristinae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T20638574A56180073. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T20638574A56180073.en. Retrieved 6 January 2018.