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Least Concern (LC)
Assessors: Corinna S Bazelet R Naskrecki
Reviewers: Axel Hochkirch Mark Bushell

Rationale

The threat status of the Elongate Meadow Katydid (Conocephalus longiceps) is Least Concern because it has a large extent of occurrence and its geographic range is not expected to be severely fragmented or to experience decline or extreme fluctuations presently or in the foreseeable future.  

Distribution

The Elongate Meadow Katydid has only been found in Zimbabwe and KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa.

Population trend

Trend

No information on population sizes or trends is available.

Threats

The greatest threat to this species is habitat destruction, but due to its widespread distribution this species is not directly threatened.

Uses and trade

This species is not utilized.

Conservation

No specific conservation measures are in place for this species and it is not known to occur within any protected areas.

References 

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 address = {www.iucnredlist.org},
 author = {IUCN},
 title = {The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3},
 year = {2014}
}
,@book{41623,
 address = {Cape Town},
 author = {Picker, M.D., Griffiths, C. & Weaving, A. },
 publisher = {Struik},
 title = {Field Guide to the Insects of South Africa },
 year = {2004}
}
,@article{20632896,
 author = {Uvarov, B.P.},
 journal = {Annals of the South African Museum},
 number = {2},
 pages = {341--357},
 title = {Notes on the types of Orthoptera described by Dr. L. Peringuey},
 volume = {25.0},
 year = {1928}
}
,@article{20632896,
 author = {Gorochov, A.J.},
 journal = {African Invertebrates},
 number = {2},
 pages = {435--446},
 title = {Katydids of the genus Ewanella and of the subgenus Megalotheca (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)},
 volume = {50.0},
 year = {2009}
}
,]
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