Type

Motuweta isolata Johns, 1997 type species by original designation of Motuweta Johns, 1997

Nomenclature (4)

  • Motuweta Johns, 1997: 130, 137.

    type species by original designation Motuweta isolata Johns, 1997

  • Motuweta Johns, 1997 in Otte, 2000: 44.
  • Motuweta Johns, 1997 in Gibbs, 2002: 294.
  • Motuweta Johns, 1997 in Trewick & Morgan-Richards, 2004

Nomenclature references (4)

  • Gibbs, G.W. (2002) A new species of tusked weta from the Raukumara Range, North Island, New Zealand (Orthoptera: Anostostomoatidae: Motuweta). New Zealand J. Zool., 29(4), 293–301. Available at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03014223.2002.9518313#preview
  • Johns, P.M. (1997) The Gondwanaland weta: family Anostostomatidae (formerly in Stenopelmatidae, Henicidae or Mimnermidae): nomenclatural problems, world checklist, new genera and species. Journal of Orthoptera Research, 6, 125–138. Available at http://wetageta.massey.ac.nz/PDFs/Articles_from_Jo/Johns%201997.pdf
  • Otte, D. (2000) Orthoptera Species File 8. Gryllacrididae, Stenopelmatidae, Cooloolidae, Schizodactylidae, Anastostomatidae and Rhaphidophoridae. The Orthopterists' Society and The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 97 pp.
  • Trewick, S.A. & Morgan-Richards, M. (2004) Phylogenetics of New Zealand's tree, giant and tusked weta (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae): evidence from mitochondrial DNA. Journal of Orthoptera Research, 13(2), 185–196. Available at http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1665/1082-6467%282004%29013%5B0185%3APONZTG%5D2.0.CO%3B2
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Terrestrial

Stats

Names
Rank Total Valid Invalid
genus110
species220