Tasmanoplectron
Sign in to saveTasmanoplectron isolatum is a rare nocturnal species of cave cricket, and is the only species represented in the genus Tasmanoplectron, belonging to the family Rhaphidophoridae. In 1971, Aola M. Richards was first to describe this species in Tasmania, Australia, where its geographical distribution is restricted to. The genus is thought to have affinities with New Zealand fauna due to its marked differences from the other Australian Rhaphidophoridae.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderOrthoptera
- FamilyRhaphidophoridae
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Tasmanoplectron isolatum is a rare nocturnal species of cave cricket, and is the only species represented in the genus Tasmanoplectron, belonging to the family Rhaphidophoridae. In 1971, Aola M. Richards was first to describe this species in Tasmania, Australia, where its geographical distribution is restricted to. The genus is thought to have affinities with New Zealand fauna due to its marked differences from the other Australian Rhaphidophoridae.
== Distribution and habitat == Tasmanoplectron isolatum is endemic to Tasman Island off the southeast coast of Tasmania, Australia. This small long-legged insect seeks refuge among rocks, forming small artificial cavities, or in bird burrows. On Tasman Island, the species has been collected from Allocasuarinas (she-oak) forest and from old drains in buildings.
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