Acanthoproctus diadematus
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Acanthoproctus diadematus (Namibia katydid) is an armoured katydid
, bush-cricket, or ground cricket endemic to the Namib Desert
of southern Africa
, where it lives in the tall sand dunes along the Kuiseb River
in Namib-Naukluft National Park. The katydid feeds on the Inara melon
endemic to the area.
Tettigoniidae
The family Tettigoniidae, known in American English as katydids and in British English as bush-crickets, contains more than 6,400 species. It is part of the suborder Ensifera and the only family in the superfamily Tettigonioidea. They are also known as long-horned grasshoppers, although they are...
, bush-cricket, or ground cricket endemic to the Namib Desert
Namib Desert
The Namib Desert is a desert in Namibia and southwest Angola that forms part of the Namib-Naukluft National Park, the largest game reserve in Africa. The name "Namib" is of Nama origin and means "vast place"...
of southern Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
, where it lives in the tall sand dunes along the Kuiseb River
Kuiseb River
The Kuiseb River in Namibia flows from the Khomas highlands west of Windhoek to Walvis Bay. The Kuiseb is an ephemeral river with a mean run-off of roughly 20 million cubic metres per annum....
in Namib-Naukluft National Park. The katydid feeds on the Inara melon
Acanthosicyos horridus
Acanthosicyos horridus is an unusual melon that occurs only in Namibia; it is locally called !nara.The edible seeds are known locally as butterpips....
endemic to the area.