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Nomenclature (3)

  • Gymnoplectron giganteum Richards, 1962: 205.

    Holotype; male; f07f0dd9-60c2-49e1-9185-617e0f5b1fb5; deposited at: Auckland Institute and Museum (AIM); New Zealand: Poor Knights Islands, Tawhiti Rahi Island, in cave

  • Gymnoplectron giganteum Richards, 1962 in Early & Gilbert, 1993: 76.
  • Pachyrhamma giganteum (Richards, 1962) in Trewick, Hegg, Morgan-Richards, Murray, Watts, Johns & Michel, 2022: 17.

References (3)

  • Early, J.W. & Gilbert, R.F. (1993) Primary types of terrestrial and freshwater Protista, Annelida and Arthropoda in the Auckland Institute and Museum: an annotated list. Rec. Auckland Inst. Mus., 30, 49–86.
  • Richards, A.M. (1962) Revision of the Rhaphidophoridae (Orthoptera) of New Zealand. Part XI. A new species belonging to the genus Gymnoplectron Hutton, 1897, from the Poor Knights Islands. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 2(24), 203–207. Available at https://bugz.ento.org.nz/detail/798073ed-30b2-4a11-b7bd-4902a2ef2826
  • Trewick, S.A., Hegg, D., Morgan-Richards, M., Murray, T.J., Watts, C., Johns, P.M. & Michel, P. (2022) Conservation status of Orthoptera (wētā, crickets and grasshoppers) in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2022. Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai, 1–28 pp. Available at https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/science-and-technical/nztcs39entire.pdf

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Relating to large body size.

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1012