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Checklist for Family Anostostomatidae Saussure, 1859 (Wetas & King Crickets)
and region New Zealand (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
5392
17066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
5387
17059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
5315
16945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
45
166
410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
14
67
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Ensifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
10
48
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tettigoniidea
Stol, 1788
Katydids and Camel Crickets
5
19
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Stenopelmatoidea
Burmeister, 1838
3
9
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAnostostomatidae
Saussure, 1859
Wetas & King Crickets, Wetas and King Crickets
5
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Zealand
5 Genera with 39 Species
Anisoura Ander, 1932Tusked weta1SpeciesTaxom
Deinacrida White, 1950Giant weta13SpeciesTaxom
Hemiandrus Ander, 2007Ground weta13SpeciesTaxom
Hemideina Walker, 1995Auckland tree weta10SpeciesTaxom
Motuweta Johns, 2002tusked weta2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Zealand
39 Species
Anisoura nicobarica Ander, 1932Northland tusked weta
Deinacrida carinata Salmon, 1950Herekopare weta
Deinacrida connectens Ander, 1939Scree weta
Deinacrida elegans Gibbs, 1999Bluff weta
Deinacrida fallai Salmon, 1950Poor Knights giant weta
Deinacrida heteracantha White, 1842Little Barrier Giant Weta
Deinacrida mahoenui Gibbs, 1999Mahoenui giant weta
Deinacrida maori (Pictet & Sau..., 1893)⇒ Hemideina maori Pictet & Sau..., 1891
Deinacrida parva Buller, 1894Kaikoura giant weta
Deinacrida pluvialis Gibbs, 1999Mount Cook giant weta
Deinacrida rugosa Buller, 1871Cook Strait giant weta
Deinacrida sonitospina Salmon, 1950
Deinacrida talpa Gibbs, 1999Giant mole weta
Deinacrida tibiospina Salmon, 1950Mount Arthur giant weta
Hemiandrus anomalus Salmon, 1950
Hemiandrus bilobatus Ander, 1938Wine wēt�
Hemiandrus electra Taylor-Smith, 2013
Hemiandrus fiordensis Salmon, 1950
Hemiandrus focalis Hutton, 1896
Hemiandrus lanceolatus Walker, 1869
Hemiandrus maculifrons Walker, 1869
Hemiandrus maia Taylor-Smith, 2013Otago Ground Weta
Hemiandrus nitaweta Jewell, 2007
Hemiandrus pallitarsis Walker, 1871
Hemiandrus similis Ander, 1938
Hemiandrus subantarcticus Salmon, 1950
Hemiandrus superba Jewell, 2007
Hemideina broughi Buller, 1896West Coast bush weta
Hemideina crassicruris Salmon, 1950
Hemideina crassidens Blanchard, 1851Wellington tree weta
Hemideina femorata Hutton, 1896Canterbury tree weta
Hemideina gigantea (White, 1842)⇒ Deinacrida heteracantha White, 1842
Hemideina maori Pictet & Sau..., 1891Mountain stone weta
Hemideina megacephala Alfken, 1903
Hemideina ricta Hutton, 1896Banks Peninsula tree weta
Hemideina thoracica White, 1846Auckland tree weta
Hemideina trewicki Morgan-Richards, 1995Hawke´s Bay tree weta
Motuweta isolata Johns, 1997Mercury Island tusked weta
Motuweta riparia Gibbs, 2002Raukumara tusked weta

Subnodes of Anostostomatidae with occurrences in New Zealand
SubfamilyAnostostomatinae
Saussure, 1859
2
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDeinacridinae
Karny, 1932
3
24
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Anostostomatidae at gbif.org
Anostostomatidae at itis.gov