Deinacrida carinata

Deinacrida carinata is a species of insect in family Anostostomatidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Foveaux Strait giant weta

Nationally Endangered (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Anostostomatidae
Genus: Deinacrida
Species:
D. carinata
Binomial name
Deinacrida carinata
Salmon, 1950


References

  1. Gibbs, G. W. (1999). "Four new species of giant weta,Deinacrida(Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae: Deinacridinae) from New Zealand". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 29 (4): 307–324. doi:10.1080/03014223.1999.9517600. ISSN 0303-6758.


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