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Least Concern (LC)
Assessors: Corinna Bazelet Piotr Naskrecki
Reviewers: Axel Hochkirch Luc Willemse

Rationale

The threat status of the Spined Katydid (Eulioptera spinulosa) is Least Concern because it has a widespread distribution, 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 Spined Katydid is widely distributed throughout sub-Saharan Africa. In South Africa, it is only known to occur in eastern savanna habitats of Mpumalanga Province, but it is likely that the species occurs throughout the eastern savannah.

Population trend

Trend

No information on population sizes or trends is available.

Threats

This species has a widespread distribution and has no known immediate threats.

Uses and trade

This species is not utilized.

Conservation

No specific conservation measures are in place for this species but it has a widespread distribution.

References 

[@electronic{58124,
 address = {www.iucnredlist.org},
 author = {IUCN},
 title = {The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3},
 year = {2014}
}
,@article{20643622,
 author = {Ragge, D.R.},
 journal = {Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology},
 pages = {67--192},
 title = {A review of the African Phaneropterinae with open tympana (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)},
 volume = {40.0},
 year = {1980}
}
,]
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