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

Rationale

The threat status of Farrell's Delicate Katydid (Amyttacta farrelli) is Least Concern because it has a relatively 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

Farrell's Delicate Katydid has been recorded from Limpopo and Northwest Provinces, 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, high density levels, and apparent strong association with Guinea Grass, a common grass, it is not expected to be 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}
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