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Dendroplectron

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Dendroplectron
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Rhaphidophoridae
Genus: Dendroplectron
Richards, 1964
Species:
D. aucklandensis
Binomial name
Dendroplectron aucklandensis
Richards, 1964

Dendroplectron aucklandensis[1] the Auckland Island wētā,[2] is a cave wētā in the family Rhaphidophoridae, the only member of the genus Dendroplectron.[3] It is endemic to the subantarctic Auckland Islands of New Zealand.

References

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  1. ^ "species Dendroplectron aucklandensis Richards, 1964: Orthoptera Species File". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  2. ^ Richards, Aola (1964). "Insects of Campbell Island Orthothera: Rhaphidophoridae of Auckland and Campbell Islands". Pacific Insects Monograph: 216–225.
  3. ^ "Dendroplectron". wetageta.massey.ac.nz. Retrieved 17 January 2020.