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Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand abstractsFour new species of giant weta, Deinacrida (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae: Deinacridinae) from New Zealand.G. W. Gibbs**School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University, P. O. Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand.The genera Deinacrida White and Hemideina Walker are redefined, and four new species of Deinacrida are described and figured. Deinacrida mahoenui n.sp. is a relict from lowland forests in the north of North Island, while D. elegans n.sp., D. pluvialis n.sp. and D. talpa n. sp. are alpine species from the Southern Alps. This paper raises the known number of species of giant weta (Deinacrida) from 7 to 11 and gives a key to distinguish them.Keywords Orthoptera; Anostostomatidae; Stenopelmatidae; Deinacrida; Hemideina; giant weta; alpine regions; systematics
(c) Journal of The Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 29, Number 4, December 1999, pp 307-324
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