This species is confined to restio vegetation. It is flightless and therefore its populations are severely fragmented. Little is known about its habitat trends.
Distribution
Betiscoides parva is endemic to the Cape Region (South Africa)
No information on population sizes or trends is available.
Threats
Only little is known on potential threats to this species. Fire frequency has strongly increased in the Cape Region and the habitats are invaded by several alien species. Furthermore, touristic and urban development threatens the habitats close to the coast.
[@article{17476704,
author = {Key, K.H.L.},
journal = {S. Afr. Mus. },
pages = {135--167},
title = {New Acridiidae from South Africa},
volume = {32.0},
year = {1937}
}
,@electronic{17476704,
address = {http://www.iucnredlist.org},
author = {IUCN},
title = {IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2012.2)},
year = {2012}
}
,]
