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Taxa hierarchy
subfamily
Anostostomatinae
Saussure, 1859
tribe
Anostostomatini
Saussure, 1859
genus
Motuweta
Johns, 1997
species
Motuweta
riparia
Gibbs, 2002
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:19918
Common name(s): Raukumara tusked weta
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Specimen records
are available.
Citations:
Gibbs. 2002. New Zealand J. Zool. 29(4):295
>>
Motuweta
riparia
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:19918
Trewick & Morgan-Richards. 2004. Jour. Orth. Res. 13(2):186
>>
Motuweta
riparia
Burge. 2005. New Zealand Ent. 28(1):15-27 >>
Motuweta
riparia
Type specimen information:
Type locality: Australasia, New Zealand, New Zealand North I, North Island, Raukumara Range
Kind of type: holotype
Specimen category: male
Location of type: MONZ Wellington
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