Reinstatement of the New Zealand cave wētā genus Miotopus Hutton (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae) and description of a new species
- Comparison of morphological and genetic data from New Zealand forest cave wētā suggests we should recognise the genus Miotopus proposed by Hutton (1898). A new species within this genus is described (Miotopus richardsi sp. nov.). Both Miotopus diversus (Hutton, 1898) and Miotopus richardsi sp. nov. are common in native forests and widespread in New Zealand. Here we provide their known distributions and key traits.
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| Author: | Josephine L. Fitness, Mary Morgan-Richards, Danilo Hegg, Steven A. Trewick |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-537324 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.468 |
| ISSN: | 2118-9773 |
| Parent Title (English): | European journal of taxonomy : 468 |
| Series (Serial Number): | European journal of taxonomy : EJT (468) |
| Publisher: | Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle |
| Place of publication: | Paris |
| Document Type: | Part of Periodical |
| Language: | English |
| Year of Completion: | 2018 |
| Year of first Publication: | 2018 |
| Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
| Release Date: | 2020/06/04 |
| Tag: | Cave wētā; Miotopus; Pleioplectron; Rhaphidophoridae; cave cricket |
| Page Number: | 24 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie) |
| Sammlungen: | Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte |
| Licence (German): |  Creative Commons - Namensnennung 3.0 |
