Motuweta isolata Johns, 1997
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Johns, P.M. (1997) The Gondwanaland weta: family Anostostomatidae (formerly in Stenopelmatidae, Henicidae or Mimnermidae): nomenclatural problems, world checklist, new genera and species. Journal of Orthoptera Research, 6, 125–138. Available from http://wetageta.massey.ac.nz/PDFs/Articles_from_Jo/Johns%201997.pdf
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Orthoptera
- family
- Anostostomatidae
- genus
- Motuweta
- species
- Motuweta isolata
Name
- Homonyms
- Motuweta isolata Johns, 1997
- Common names
- Mercury Islands tusked weta in Anglais
- Mercury Islands tusked weta in Anglais
Bibliographic References
- Gibbs. 2001. In Field, L.H. [Ed.]. Habitats and biogeography of New Zealand's Deinacridine and tusked weta species. The biology of wetas, king crickets and their allies, Wallingford 49
- Johns. 1997. The Gondwanaland weta: family Anostostomatidae (formerly in Stenopelmatidae, Henicidae or Mimnermidae): nomenclatural problems, world checklist, new genera and species. Journal of Orthoptera Research (Jour. Orth. Res.) 6:137
- McIntyre. 1991. The 'elephant' weta. Australian Natural History (Australian Nat. Hist.) 23(602)
- McIntyre. 2001. The ecology of some large weta species in New Zealand. The biology of wetas, king crickets and their allies, Wallingford 225-242
- Stringer, Watts, Thornburrow, R. Chappell & R. Price. 2014. Saved from extinction? Establishment and dispersal of Mercury Islands tusked weta, Motuweta isolata, following translocation onto mammal-free islands. Journal of Insect Conservation (J. Insect Conservation) 18(2):203-214
- Stringer. 2006. Distinguishing Mercury Islands tusked weta, Motuweta isolata, from a ground weta, Hemiandrus pallitarsis (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae) in the field, with observations of their activity. DOC Research & Development Series (DOC Res. & Dev. Series) 258:1-27
- Trewick & Morgan-Richards. 2004. Phylogenetics of New Zealand's tree, giant and tusked weta (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae): evidence from mitochondrial DNA. Journal of Orthoptera Research (Jour. Orth. Res.) 13(2):186
- Trewick, S.J. Morris, Johns, Hitchmough & Stringer. 2012. The conservation status of New Zealand Orthoptera. New Zealand Entomologist (New Zealand Ent.) 35(2):131–136
- Watts, Stringer, G. Sherley, Gibbs & C. Green. 2008. History of weta (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae) translocation in New Zealand: lessons learned, islands as sanctuaries and the future. Journal of Insect Conservation (J. Insect Conservation) 12(3-4):359-370