Anisoura nicobarica

Taxonavigation

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: Deinacridinae
Genus: Anisoura
Species: Anisoura nicobarica
Synonyms (1): Hemiandrus monstrosus Salmon, 1950

Name

Anisoura nicobarica Ander, 1932

Holotype: ZMUC. Female. Type locality: "Nicobar Islands" [in error for New Zealand]

References

Ander, K. 1932: Neue Laubheuschreken. Kunglia fysiografiska Sällskapets i Lund Förhandlingar, 2(3): ?
Bellingham, M. 1991: Field observations on two species of tusked weta. Weta, 14: 30–32. PDF
Johns, P.M. 1997: The Gondwanaland weta: family Anostostomatidae (formerly in Stenopelmatidae, Henicidae or Mimnermidae): nomenclatural problems, world checklist, new genera and species. Journal of Orthoptera research, 6: 125–138. JSTOR
Laidlaw, W.B.R. 1956: A note on Hemiandrus monstrosus Salmon (Orthoptera, Stenopelmatidae, Anostostominae). New Zealand entomologist, 2(1): 3–7. PDF
Messenger, G. 1991: Notes on the Hokianga weta (Hemiandrus monstrosus Salmon, 1950). Weta, 14: 10–11. PDF
Messenger, G. 1992: A further record and notes on the Hokianga tusked weta. Weta, 15: 33–35. PDF
Salmon, J.T. 1950: Revision of the New Zealand wetas - Anostostominae (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatidae). Dominion Museum records in entomology, 1: 121–177. BUGZ
Wise, K.A.J. 1990: Families and populations or records of two species of Orthoptera. Weta, 13: 1–3. PDF
Wise, K.A.J. 1991: Further records of the same two species of Orthoptera. Weta, 14: 26–28. PDF

Vernacular names

English: Hokianga tusked weta, Hokianga weta, Northland tusked weta

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