Paraneonetus
(Redirected from Three Kings cave weta)
| Paraneonetus | |
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| Paraneonetus multispinus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Rhaphidophoridae |
| Genus: | Paraneonetus Salmon, 1948 |
| Species: | P. multispinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Paraneonetus multispinus Salmon, 1948[1]
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Paraneonetus is a monotypic genus of wētā containing the species Paraneonetus multispinus, commonly known as the Three Kings cave wētā. P. multispinus is a cave wētā in the family Rhaphidophoridae, endemic to the Three Kings Islands of New Zealand.[2]
References
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- ^ Salmon, J.T. (1948). "New Genera Species and Records of Orthoptera from the Three Kings Islands of New Zealand". Auckland Institute and Museum Records. 3 (4/5): 309–311. JSTOR 42906018.
- ^ "Paraneonetus". Wetageta. Massey University. Retrieved 10 September 2016.