| Novoplectron | |
|---|---|
| |
| Adult female Chatham Island wēta | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Rhaphidophoridae |
| Subfamily: | Macropathinae |
| Genus: | Novoplectron Richards, 1958 |
| Species | |
|
See text. | |
Novoplectron is a monotypic genus of cave wētā in the family Rhaphidophoridae, endemic to the Chatham Islands.[1] Cave wētā are nocturnal, wingless crickets that occupy humid habitats.[2] Novoplectron wētā generally live under stones and in burrows of seabirds, such as broad-billed prions, mutton birds and storm petrels.[3]
- ^ "genus Novoplectron Richards, 1958: Orthoptera Species File". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ Allegrucci, G., Trewick, S.A., Fortunato, A., Carchini, G., Sbordoni, V. (2010). "Cave crickets and cave weta (Orthoptera, Rhaphidophoridae) from the southern end of the world: a molecular phylogeny test of biogeographical hypotheses". Journal of Orthoptera Research. 19 (1): 121–130. doi:10.1665/034.019.0118.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Richards, A.M (1958). "Revision of the Rhaphidophoridae (Orthoptera) of New Zealand. Part 1. The Rhaphidophoridae of the Chatham Islands 1954 Expedition". Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 86: 263–274.