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Insulanoplectron spinosum Richards, 1970

Nomenclature (2)

  • Insulanoplectron spinosum Richards, 1970: 866.

    Holotype; male; 127b2848-184b-4e55-bc3c-77e250f8f1aa; deposited at: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa - Entomology (MONZ); New Zealand: Southern Islands: Snares Islands

  • Insulanoplectron spinosum Richards, 1970 in Hegg, Trewick & Morgan-Richards, 2026: 8.

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Hegg, D., Trewick, S.A. & Morgan-Richards, M. (2026) A new species of tokoriro in the genus Insulanoplectron Richards (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae) from Rakiura/Stewart Island. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 53(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1002/njz2.70008
  • Richards, A.M. (1970) Revision of the Raphidophoridae (Orthoptera) of New Zealand. Part 14. A new genus from the Snares Islands. Pacific Insects, 12(4), 865–869. Available at http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pi/pdf/12%284%29-865.pdf

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

The Latin adjective spīnōsus means spiny. While not explicitly stated in the original description, the species name almost certainly refers to the small, blunt spine located medianly on the suranal plate (Richards 1970).

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