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

Rationale

The threat status of the Blue-legged Sylvan Katydid (Zabalius ophthalmicus) 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 Blue-legged Sylvan Katydid is distributed throughout the eastern part of sub-Saharan Africa (Hemp 2013). In South Africa, they are common in the eastern part of the country. In recent years, a population of the species was established in Cape Town and surrounding urban areas.

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{20633133,
 author = {Hemp, C.},
 journal = {Zootaxa},
 number = {4},
 pages = {301--342},
 title = {Annotated list of Ensifera (Orthoptera) and further records on Caelifera (Orthoptera) of Mt Kilimanjaro, Tanzania},
 volume = {3613.0},
 year = {2013}
}
,@book{20657778,
 author = {Beier, M.},
 publisher = {Instituto Español de Entomología},
 title = { Revision der Pseudophyllinen},
 year = {1954}
}
,]
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