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Ground Wētā
Hemiandrus
Hemiandrus is a genus of wētā in the family Anostostomatidae. In New Zealand they are known as ground wētā due to their burrowing lifestyle. Hemiandrus wētā are nocturnal, and reside in these burrows during the day. Ground wētā seal the entrance of their burrow during the day with a soil plug or door so that their burrow is concealed. Ground wētā adults are smaller than other types of wētā, with the unusual trait of having either long or short ovipositors, depending on the species. The name of this genus comes from this trait as hemi- mean half and -andrus means male, as the species where the female has a short ovipositor can sometimes be mistaken for a male. This genus has a diverse diet, depending on the species.
17 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Hemiandrus pallitarsis
speciesHemiandrus pallitarsis
Hemiandrus celaeno
speciesHemiandrus celaeno
Hemiandrus maia
speciesHemiandrus maia
Hemiandrus focalis
speciesHemiandrus focalis
Hemiandrus bilobatus
speciesHemiandrus bilobatus
Hemiandrus electra
speciesHemiandrus electra
Hemiandrus fabella
speciesHemiandrus fabella
Hemiandrus jacinda
speciesHemiandrus jacinda
Hemiandrus merope
speciesHemiandrus merope
Hemiandrus johnsi
speciesHemiandrus johnsi
Hemiandrus sterope
speciesHemiandrus sterope
Hemiandrus superbus
speciesHemiandrus superbus
Hemiandrus taygete
speciesHemiandrus taygete
Hemiandrus dryadis
speciesHemiandrus dryadis
Hemiandrus mataitai
speciesHemiandrus mataitai
Hemiandrus briarae
speciesHemiandrus briarae
Hemiandrus lanceolatus
speciesHemiandrus lanceolatus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 85212.