Hemiandrus celaeno
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| Hemiandrus celaeno | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Anostostomatidae |
| Genus: | Hemiandrus |
| Species: | H. celaeno |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemiandrus celaeno Trewick SA, Taylor-Smith B, Morgan-Richards M 2021 | |
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Hemiandrus horomaka | |
Hemiandrus celaeno is a species of endemic ground wētā in the family Anostostomatidae. H. celaeno is a small to medium-sized burrowing wētā found along the east coast of the South Island, New Zealand.[1] Hemiandrus calaeno is a member of the short ovipositor ground wētā.[1] H. celaeno is named for Celaeno of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology, whose name means "the dark one".[1] Tag-named entity, H. ‘horomaka’, has been included under H. celaeno.[1][2]
Hemiandrus celaeno is present on the east coast of the South Island, New Zealand from Kaikōura south to Banks Peninsula, and west to Porters Pass.[1][3] Has been found in sheltered bush near remnant forest in Christchurch.[3] Hemiandrus celaeno is classified as Naturally Uncommon by the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[2] The qualifier is that it has a restricted range, only being found in the eastern South Island.[1]