A new species of tusked weta from the Raukumara Range, North Island, New Zealand (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae: Motuweta)

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 293-301

  Gibbs, G W ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anostostomatidae; Mandibular horns; Motuweta; Orthoptera; Riparian; Stenopelmatidae; Systematics; Tusked weta

Indexed keywords

INSECT; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

NEW ZEALAND;

ANOSTOSTOMATIDAE; INSECTA; ORTHOPTERA; RIPARIA; STENOPELMATIDAE;

EID: 0036965160     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2002.9518313     Document Type: Article

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