Motuweta

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Stenopelmatoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Supercohort: Polyneoptera Ordo: Orthoptera Subordo: Ensifera Superfamilia: Stenopelmatoidea

Familia: Anostostomatidae
Subfamilia: Anostostomatinae
Tribus: Anostostomatini
Genus: Motuweta
Species (2): M. isolata – M. riparia

[source: Gibbs (2002)]

Motuweta Johns, 1997: 137 ZooBank
- Gender: [feminine]
- Type species: Motuweta isolata Johns, 1997
  - Fixation: original designation [p. 137] [and monotypy]
- NOTE: combined genus/species description with description under species

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Pratt, R.C.; Morgan-Richards, M.; Trewick, S.A. 2008: Diversification of New Zealand weta (Orthoptera: Ensifera: Anostostomatidae) and their relationships in Australasia. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society (B), 363: 3427–3437. DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2008.0112
Trewick, S.A.; Morgan-Richards, M. 2004: Phylogenetics of New Zealand's tree, giant and tusked weta (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae): evidence from mitochondrial DNA. Journal of Orthoptera research, 13: 185–196. JSTOR