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Isoplectron serratum (Richards, 1972)

Nomenclature (8)

  • Petrotettix serratus Richards, 1972: 166, 169.

    Holotype; male; CMNZ 000223; deposited at: Canterbury Museum (CMNZ); New Zealand: Canterbury: Mount Binser

  • Petrotettix cupolaensis Richards, 1972: 166, 170.

    Holotype; female; NZAC 03016359; deposited at: New Zealand Arthropod Collection (NZAC); New Zealand: Tasman: Travers Range, Cupola Basin

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  • Petrotettix spinosus Richards, 1972 (subjective synonym of Petrotettix serratus Richards, 1972) in Hegg, Morgan-Richards & Trewick, 2024: 41.
  • Isoplectron serratum (Richards, 1972) in Hegg, Morgan-Richards & Trewick, 2024: 41.

Nomenclature references (2)

  • 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
  • Richards, A.M. (1972) Revision of the Rhaphidiophoridae (Orthoptera) of New Zealand. Part 14. Three alpine genera from the South Island. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 2(2), 157–174. Available at https://bugz.ento.org.nz/detail/aa127a83-8750-47ed-a12c-726f8ba3e23b

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Relating to the dorsally serrated margin of the female's ovipositor.

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