Deinacrida fallai
Deinacrida fallai or Poor Knights giant weta is a species of insect in the family Anostostomatidae.[1] It is endemic to the Poor Knights Islands, of northern New Zealand.[1] Deinacrida fallai are commonly called giant weta due to their large size.[1] They are one of the largest insects, with a body length measuring up to 73 mm.[1] Their size is an example of island gigantism.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Anostostomatidae |
| Genus: | Deinacrida |
| Species: | D. fallai |
| Binomial name | |
| Deinacrida fallai Salmon, 1950 | |
References
- Richards, Aola M. (1973). "A comparative study of the biology of the Giant wetas Deinacrida heteracantha and D. fallai (Orthoptera : Henicidae) from New Zealand". Journal of Zoology. 169 (2): 195–236. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1973.tb04554.x. ISSN 1469-7998.
External links
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Deinacrida fallai". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1996: e.T6304A12602183. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T6304A12602183.en. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
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