Thoracistus peringueyi

Thoracistus peringueyi, the Peringuey's seedpod shieldback, is a species of katydid in the family Tettigoniidae. The species is endemic to South Africa, and is listed as critically endangered (possibly extinct).^[1] It is only known from a male and female specimen that were collected prior to 1879 from a location in Lydenburg district.

Thoracistus peringueyi
Conservation status
Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Ensifera
Family:	Tettigoniidae
Genus:	Thoracistus
Species:	T. peringueyi
Binomial name
Thoracistus peringueyi (Pictet, 1888)