Anderus subantarcticus is a species of ground weta endemic to New Zealand.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Anostostomatidae |
| Genus: | Anderus |
| Species: | A. subantarcticus
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| Anderus subantarcticus (Salmon, 1950)
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Taxonomy
editThis species was first described as Zealandosandrus subantarcticus in 1950 by John Salmon. The first specimens are recorded as being collected during the 1907 New Zealand Government Expedition. Zealandrosandrus was recognized as a synonym of Hemiandrus in 1997 so this species was moved to Hemiandrus.[2] In 2024 a new genus was created (Anderus), named for a Swedish entomologist (Ander), because the New Zealand species of Hemiandrus were not a monophyletic group.[3] DNA sequencing data showed the species of Anderus are sister to genera in Australia.
Description
editAnderus subantarcticus is roughly 30mm in length.[1]
Habitat and distribution
editThis species is endemic to Snares Island. They are known to occur in the burrows of petrels.[1]
Conservation status
editUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as Naturally Uncommon with the qualifiers of "Range Restricted", "Island Endemic" and "Conservation Dependent".[4]
References
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- ^ a b c John Salmon (1 April 1950). "A revision of the New Zealand wetas Anostostominae (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatidae)". Dominion Museum Records in Entomology. 1: 121–177. ISSN 0110-9863. Wikidata Q106628156.
- ^ a b P. M. Johns (November 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. doi:10.2307/3503546. ISSN 1082-6467. JSTOR 3503546. Wikidata Q56142995.
- ^ Trewick, Steven A.; Taylor-Smith, Briar L.; Morgan-Richards, Mary (2024). "Wētā Aotearoa—Polyphyly of the New Zealand Anostostomatidae (Insecta: Orthoptera)". Insects. 15 (10): 787. doi:10.3390/insects15100787. ISSN 2075-4450.
- ^ "NZTCS". nztcs.org.nz. Retrieved 2024-07-12.