''Talitropsis'' is a genus of cave
wētā
Wētā (also spelt weta) is the common name for a group of about 100 insect species in the families Anostostomatidae and Rhaphidophoridae endemic to New Zealand. They are giant flightless crickets, and some are among the heaviest insects in th ...
in the
family
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Rhaphidophoridae
The orthopteran family Rhaphidophoridae of the suborder Ensifera has a worldwide distribution. Common names for these insects include cave wētā, cave crickets, camelback crickets, camel crickets, Hogan bugs, spider crickets (sometimes shortene ...
,
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
New Zealand
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, and containing six described species.
Two ''Talitropsis'' species are found only on the
Chatham Islands
The Chatham Islands ( ) (Moriori: ''Rēkohu'', 'Misty Sun'; mi, Wharekauri) are an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean about east of New Zealand's South Island. They are administered as part of New Zealand. The archipelago consists of about te ...
.
Species
* ''
Talitropsis chopardi''
(Karny, 1937)
* ''
Talitropsis crassicruris''
Hutton, 1897
* ''
Talitropsis irregularis''
Hutton, 1897
* ''
Talitropsis megatibia''
Trewick, 1999
* ''
Talitropsis poduroides''
(Walker, 1871)
* ''
Talitropsis sedilloti
''Talitropsis sedilloti'' is a species of flightless wētā, in the family Rhaphidophoridae (cave crickets, cave wētā, or camel crickets), endemic to Aotearoa New Zealand. This species is common in forests throughout New Zealand and during the ...
''
Bolivar, 1883
References
PeripatusRoyal Society of New Zealand
Ensifera genera
Cave weta
Taxa named by Ignacio Bolívar
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