Motuweta riparia explained

Motuweta riparia, the Raukūmara tusked wētā, is a species of large flightless insect in the family Anostostomatidae. The species, like the related Mercury Islands tusked wētā has tusks which is used as a weapon.

Distribution

The species is found in the Gisborne and Ōpōtiki Districts.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Motuweta riparia Gibbs, 2002 . 2023-07-02 . www.gbif.org . en.
2. Gibbs . G. W. . 2002 . A new species of tusked weta from the Raukumara Range, North Island, New Zealand (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae: Motuweta) . New Zealand Journal of Zoology . en . 29 . 4 . 293–301 . 10.1080/03014223.2002.9518313 . 0301-4223. free .