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Paraneonetus

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Paraneonetus
Paraneonetus multispinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Rhaphidophoridae
Genus: Paraneonetus
Salmon, 1948
Species:
P. multispinus
Binomial name
Paraneonetus multispinus
Salmon, 1948[1]

Paraneonetus is a monotypic genus of wētā containing the species Paraneonetus multispinus, commonly known as the Three Kings cave wētā. P. multispinus is a cave wētā in the family Rhaphidophoridae, endemic to the Three Kings Islands of New Zealand.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Salmon, J.T. (1948). "New Genera Species and Records of Orthoptera from the Three Kings Islands of New Zealand". Auckland Institute and Museum Records. 3 (4/5): 309–311. JSTOR 42906018.
  2. ^ "Paraneonetus". Wetageta. Massey University. Retrieved 10 September 2016.