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Motuweta riparia

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Species of orthopteran insect

Motuweta riparia
Conservation status

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Anostostomatidae
Genus: Motuweta
Species: M. riparia
Binomial name
Motuweta riparia
Gibbs, 2002

Motuweta riparia, the Raukūmara tusked wētā, is a species of large flightless insect in the family Anostostomatidae. The species, like the related Mercury Islands tusked wētā has tusks which is used as a weapon. They are found near small shaded streams near the Raukūmara region, usually under rocks in their digged out chamber. The species is found in the Gisborne and Ōpōtiki Districts.

References

  1. "NZTCS". nztcs.org.nz. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  2. "Motuweta riparia Gibbs, 2002". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  3. Gibbs, G. W. (2002). "A new species of tusked weta from the Raukumara Range, North Island, New Zealand (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae: Motuweta )". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 29 (4): 293–301. doi:10.1080/03014223.2002.9518313. ISSN 0301-4223.
Taxon identifiers
Motuweta riparia


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