Anostostomatidae
Hemiandrus pallitarsis (Walker, 1871)
Hemiandrus pallitarsis (Walker, 1871)
Hemiandrus pallitarsis is a New Zealand-endemic, nocturnal ground weta adapted to an underground lifestyle.
Hemiandrus focalis (Hutton, 1896)
Hemiandrus focalis (Hutton, 1896)
Hemiandrus focalis is a nocturnal ground wētā species found across mountain areas of New Zealand's South Island and Codfish Island.
Hemiandrus maia Taylor Smith, Morgan-Richards & Trewick, 2013
Hemiandrus maia Taylor Smith, Morgan-Richards & Trewick, 2013
Hemiandrus maia is an endemic ground wētā of New Zealand's South Island with defined morphological traits and nocturnal habits.
Hemiandrus celaeno Trewick, Taylor Smith & Morgan-Richards, 2021
Hemiandrus celaeno Trewick, Taylor Smith & Morgan-Richards, 2021
Hemiandrus celaeno is a small to medium New Zealand ground wētā identifiable by a unique set of morphological traits.
Libanasidus vittatus (Kirby, 1899)
Libanasidus vittatus (Kirby, 1899)
Libanasidus vittatus, the Parktown prawn, is a large striped insect found near Johannesburg homes with distinct sexual physical traits.
Cnemotettix bifasciatus Rentz & Weissman, 1973
Cnemotettix bifasciatus Rentz & Weissman, 1973
Cnemotettix bifasciatus is a North American weta and king cricket species in the family Anostostomatidae.
Hemideina thoracica (White, 1846)
Hemideina thoracica (White, 1846)
Hemideina thoracica, the Auckland tree wētā, is an endemic New Zealand tree wētā widespread in the northern two-thirds of the North Island.
Hemideina ricta Hutton, 1896
Hemideina ricta Hutton, 1896
Hemideina ricta, the Banks Peninsula tree wētā, is a flightless New Zealand wētā restricted to eastern Banks Peninsula.
Hemideina maori (Pictet & Saussure, 1893)
Hemideina maori (Pictet & Saussure, 1893)
Hemideina maori, the mountain wētā, is an alpine wētā species native to the South Island of New Zealand.
Hemideina femorata Hutton, 1896
Hemideina femorata Hutton, 1896
Hemideina femorata, the Canterbury tree wētā, is an endemic New Zealand flightless nocturnal insect.
Hemideina crassidens (Blanchard, 1851)
Hemideina crassidens (Blanchard, 1851)
Hemideina crassidens, the Wellington tree wētā, is an endemic New Zealand wētā with distinct banded colouration and specific New Zealand distribution.
Deinacrida rugosa Buller, 1871
Deinacrida rugosa Buller, 1871
Deinacrida rugosa, the Cook Strait giant wētā, is a large, flightless New Zealand insect reintroduced to mainland New Zealand in 2007.
Deinacrida heteracantha White, 1842
Deinacrida heteracantha White, 1842
Deinacrida heteracantha, or wētāpunga, is a large, sexually dimorphic flightless wētā species endemic to New Zealand.
Deinacrida connectens (Ander, 1939)
Deinacrida connectens (Ander, 1939)
Deinacrida connectens, the scree wētā, is a large alpine wētā endemic to New Zealand’s South Island that acts as a seed disperser.
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