Pharmacus montanus explained

Pharmacus montanus, the Mount Cook flea, is a type of cave wētā found above the tree line in the South Island of New Zealand.^[1] It was first described by Francois Jules Pictet de la Rive and Henri Saussure in 1893. Pharmacus montanus is one of the most widespread species within the genus, found from Aoraki/Mount Cook to Mount Owen in northern South Island (Kahurangi National Park).^[2] The highest recorded specimens of this species are from a population between 2700 and 2800 m above sea level on Mount Annan above the Tasman Glacier.^[3]

References

1. Web site: Pharmacus . Weta Geta . Massey University . 26 November 2018.
2. Hegg . Danilo . Morgan-Richards . Mary . Trewick . Steven A. . 2022 . High alpine sorcerers: revision of the cave wētā genus Pharmacus Pictet & de Saussure (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae: Macropathinae), with the description of six new species and three new subspecies . European Journal of Taxonomy . en . 808 . 1–58–1–58 . 10.5852/ejt.2022.808.1721 . 247971884 . 2118-9773. free .
3. Book: Sweney, W. J. . Insects of Mount Cook National Park. Unpublished MSc thesis . University of Canterbury . 1980 . Christchruch.

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