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

Rationale

The threat status of Saussure's Black-winged Clonia (Clonia saussurei) 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

Saussure's Black-winged Clonia is widespread throughout southern Africa and its presence has been recorded from Angola, Namibia, Zambia and Northern Cape, Limpopo and Free State Provinces, South Africa.

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 

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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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 address = {Berlin},
 author = {Bailey  and Rentz },
 booktitle = {The Predatory Saginae},
 editor = {Kaltenbach, A.P.},
 pages = {281--302},
 publisher = {Springer-Verlag},
 title = {Tettigoniidae: Biology, Systematics and Evolution},
 year = {1990}
}
,@article{20658695,
 author = {Kaltenbach, A.P.},
 journal = {Annals of the Natal Museum},
 pages = {281--295 },
 title = {An illustrated key for identifying African Saginae (Saltatoria: Tettigoniidae)},
 volume = {21.0},
 year = {1972}
}
,]
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