Biology:Gymnoplectron

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Short description: Genus of orthopteran insects


Gymnoplectron
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Rhaphidophoridae
Subfamily: Macropathinae
Genus: Gymnoplectron
Hutton, 1897
Species

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Gymnoplectron is a genus of cave wētā in the family Rhaphidophoridae, endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Cook et al (2010) found that Gymnoplectron and Turbottoplectron are synonymised with Pachyrhamma.[1]

Species

  • Gymnoplectron acanthocerum (Milligan, 1926)
  • Gymnoplectron delli (Richards, 1954)
  • Gymnoplectron edwardsii (Scudder, 1869)
  • Gymnoplectron fuscum (Richards, 1959)
  • Gymnoplectron giganteum Richards, 1962
  • Gymnoplectron longicaudum (Richards, 1959)
  • Gymnoplectron longipes (Colenso, 1887)
  • Gymnoplectron ngongotahaense Richards, 1961
  • Gymnoplectron spinosum Richards, 1961
  • Gymnoplectron tuarti Richards, 1961
  • Gymnoplectron uncatum (Richards, 1959)
  • Gymnoplectron waipuense (Richards, 1960)
  • Gymnoplectron waitomoense (Richards, 1958)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Cook, Lorraine D.; Trewick, Steven A.; Morgan-Richards, Mary; Johns, Peter M. (2010). "Status of the New Zealand cave weta (Rhaphidophoridae) genera Pachyrhamma, Gymnoplectron and Turbottoplectron". Invertebrate Systematics 24 (2): 131. doi:10.1071/IS09047. ISSN 1445-5226. 

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