Pneumora
| Pneumora | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Pneumoridae |
| Genus: | Pneumora Thunberg, 1775 |
| Species: | P. inanis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pneumora inanis (Fabricius, 1775) | |
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| Pneumora inanis is found in the Eastern Cape and KZN. There is an isolated population in Lukuledi, Tanzania.
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Pneumora inanis, the Khonia bladderhopper, is a species in the family Pneumoridae endemic to the coastal forest regions of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa. It is the only species in the genus Pneumora.[2]
Distribution
[edit]Pneumora inanis is found in patchy forested areas along the coast between Port Elizabeth and Mtunzini. There is a single record from Tanzania.[1]
Conservation status
[edit]Pneumora inanis has been assessed as Near Threatened due to the threats of deforestation, the decline of mature individuals, the population being severely fragmented, and its small area of occupancy.[1]
Ecology
[edit]Pneumora inanis is found in coastal forests on Leucosidea sericea and Searsia pentheri.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Couldridge, V.; Bazelet, C. (2018). "Pneumora inanis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T100947261A100947373. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T100947261A100947373.en. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ↑ Pneumora at orthoptera.speciesfile.org