A winged weta,Pterapotrechus(Orthoptera: Gryllacrididae), established in New Zealand
- 1 December 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in New Zealand Entomologist
- Vol. 26 (1) , 75-77
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00779962.2003.9722111
Abstract
Pterapotrechus sp. (Gryllacrididae) is established at two New Zealand localities, Pukekohe (South Auckland) and on the Coromandel Peninsula. Biology and life cycle of the genus Pterapotrechus are little studied, this species appears to be carnivorous, adults in captivity have been observed spinning silk to make shelters amongst leaves.Keywords
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