species

Deinacrida parva Buller, 1894

Kaikoura Giant Weta; Kaikoura Weta

Nomenclature (11)

Deinacrida parva Buller, 1894: 147. (valid)
Holotype; b278afbd-26e4-4be3-ad19-4617e724355f; deposited at: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa - Entomology (MONZ); New Zealand
Deinacrida parva Buller, 1894 in Hutton, 1896: 214.
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Buller (1894) On the Wetas, a Group of Orthopterous Insects inhabiting New Zealand; with Descriptions of Two New Species. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, 27, 143–147. Available at http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_27/rsnz_27_00_001350.html
Gibbs, G.W. (1998) Why are some weta (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatidae) vulnerable yet others are common? Journal of Insect Conservation, 2(3-4), 161–166. Available at http://www.springerlink.com/content/g82mwn350n242330/
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Ramsay, G.W. (1971) Rediscovery of Sir Walter Buller's Weta, Deinacrida parva (Orthoptera; Gryllacridoidea, Henicidae). New Zealand Entomologist, 5, 52–53. Available at http://www.ento.org.nz/nzentomologist/free_issues/NZEnto05_1_1971/Volume%205-1-52-53.pdf
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

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon	Valid names
Rank	Extant	Fossil	Invalid	Total
species	1	0	1	2