Neduba extincta

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Neduba extincta

Presumed Extinct  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Genus: Neduba
Species:
†N. extincta
Binomial name
†Neduba extincta
Rentz, 1977

Neduba extincta, the Antioch Dunes shieldback katydid, is an

katydid (family Tettigoniidae) that was endemic to California, United States. It was not discovered until after its extinction.[3]

Description

The

tergite of the abdominal region. Connected at the base of the head, the pronotum lifts slightly off the body, hence the "shield-back". The abdomen has ten tergites or sections. They are light brown, with black mottling on the legs and antennae.[4]

Discovery

There is no record of when the initial specimen was found. Neduba extincta was captured but never fully described. In the 1960s, Dave Rentz found an example of the species in a specimen drawer, however it was not identified or detailed. Rentz noted the unique morphology of its genitalia and the size of the specimen. In his research, he traveled to the Antioch Sand Dunes in California, where the specimen was originally collected, but he found no other living specimens. It took several years of researching until he was finally able to identify the species as Neduba extincta. The Antioch Sand Dunes, the original environment of the Antioch Dunes shield-back katydid, once bordered the Mojave Desert. It is said that in prehistorical times climate alterations separated the dunes from the Mojave, thus isolating species living on the dunes. For this reason, these species' survival was contingent on the uninterrupted ecology of the dunes. As the development of the Western United States began, the dune dwellers such as Neduba extincta declined in population and in this specific case were driven to extinction.[5][6]

Location

The Antioch Dunes shield-back katydid was found in Antioch, California. It is described in the Antioch Sand Dunes, which formerly occupied a considerable acreage along the Sacramento-San Joaquin Rivers, but which are now restricted to a small, highly disturbed area under the threat of complete destruction.[7][8]

Behavior

The Antioch Dunes shield-back katydid's

insects, and fungi.[9][10]

Extinction

The extinction of the Antioch Dunes shield-back katydid was due to the

list of endangered species.[5]

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T14483A4438208.en
    . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Neduba extincta". Biodiversity.mongabay.com. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  4. ^ Rentz, D.C.F (1977). "A new and apparently extinct katydid from Antioch sand dunes". Entomological News. 88: 241–245.
  5. ^
    S2CID 38218672
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  6. ^ Insect Extinctions and Insect Survival (by Michael J. Samways)
  7. ^ "Extinct shieldback : Neduba extincta" (PDF). Entnemdept.ufl.edu. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  8. ^ Piotr. "Extinct Shieldback (Neduba extincta). "Singing Insects of North America. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 September 2003.
  9. ^ "Dune Insects". Sardis & Stamm. 2013-03-12. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  10. ^ "CASTYPE12987_L." Sardis Stamm. N.p., 1 May 2013. Web.
  11. ^ a b "Column: Wild Neighbors: Antioch Dunes — Rare Insects of an Inland Island". Xerces.org. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  12. ^ "Neduba extincta". Biodiversity.mongabay.com. Retrieved 25 October 2014.

Sources

  • Eaton, Joe. "To Protect Invertebrates!" The Xerces Society » Column: Wild Neighbors: Antioch Dunes. The Berkeley Daily Planet, 1 Apr. 2008. Web. 22 Oct. 2014.
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