species
Isoplectron virgatum Hegg, Morgan-Richards & Trewick, 2024
Nomenclature (1)
- Isoplectron virgatum Hegg, Morgan-Richards & Trewick, 2024: 47.
Holotype; male, adult; NMNZ AI.071894; deposited at: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (NMNZ); New Zealand: West Coast: Buller, Ces Clarke Hut, Paparoa Range
Nomenclature references (1)
- Hegg, D., Morgan-Richards, M. & Trewick, S.A. (2024) Revision of the New Zealand cave wētā genus Isoplectron Hutton (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae), with synonymy of Petrotettix Richards and Setascutum Richards, and the description of a new genus. European Journal of Taxonomy, 971, 1–75. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2024.971.2761
Descendants and synonyms
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
Latin for striped, relating to with six to eight longitudinal stripes on the back.
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| species | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |