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Hemiandrus electra Taylor Smith, Morgan-Richards & Trewick, 2013

Nomenclature (2)

  • Hemiandrus electra Taylor Smith, Morgan-Richards & Trewick, 2013

    Holotype; male; 4b8edd93-2f3d-4a35-ae2e-4f0b7c8f443e; deposited at: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa - Entomology (MONZ); New Zealand: Tasman: Tasman, Awaroa

  • Hemiandrus electra Taylor Smith, Morgan-Richards & Trewick, 2013 in Trewick & Morgan-Richards, 2026

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Taylor Smith, B.L., Morgan-Richards, M. & Trewick, S.A. (2013) New Zealand ground weta (Anostostomatidae: Hemiandrus): descriptions of two species with notes on their biology. New Zealand J. Zool., 40(4), 314–329.
  • Trewick, S.A. & Morgan-Richards, M. (2026) Five new species of New Zealand Hemiandrus Ander 1938 ground wētā (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 53(1), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1002/njz2.70007

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

From the Greek name Elektra, in Greek mythology one of the seven Pleiades (daughters of Pleione and Atlas). Elektra is sister to Maia, a reference to the morphological similarity of H. electra and H. maia. The name Elektra is derived from elektron meaning ‘amber’ and related to elektros meaning ‘shining, bright’, and is applied here in reference to the bright orange colour of this species.

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