Isoplectron
Sign in to saveIsoplectron is a genus of cave wētā in the family Rhaphidophoridae with eight species recognised. The genus is endemic to New Zealand and distributed throughout most of the country but has not been recorded north of Taupo.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderOrthoptera
- FamilyRhaphidophoridae
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7 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy and morphology
- ''Isoplectron armatum''
- ''Isoplectron pallidum''
- Species
- Predation
- Conservation
- References
Isoplectron is a genus of cave wētā in the family Rhaphidophoridae with eight species recognised. The genus is endemic to New Zealand and distributed throughout most of the country but has not been recorded north of Taupo.
== Taxonomy and morphology == The genus Isoplectron was described by Hutton in 1896. All species in this genus are small in size (10-17mm body length) and are commonly misidentified. The fore femora of the Isoplectron does not contain apical spines, in addition, the hind tibiae models two pairs of apical spines. Adult females have a broad bilobed subgenital plate while males have a triangular shape. Five new species were described in 2024 and two species were moved from the genera Petrotettix and Setascutum.