The conservation status of New Zealand Orthoptera

New Zealand Entomologist

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 131-136

  Trewick, S A ^a   Morris, S J ^b   Johns, P M ^c   Hitchmough, R A ^d   Stringer, I A N ^d  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Canterbury Museum ^*  (New Zealand)

^c CANTERBURY MUSEUM   (New Zealand)

^d DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Brachaspis; Hemideina; Sigaus; Threat status; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

ANOSTOSTOMATIDAE; BRACHASPIS; BRACHASPIS ROBUSTUS; DEINACRIDA; HEMIDEINA; HEMIDEINA THORACICA; ORTHOPTERA; THORACICA;

EID: 84867006366     PISSN: 00779962     EISSN: 11793430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00779962.2012.686318     Document Type: Article

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