Pharmacus montanus
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| Pharmacus montanus | |
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| Pharmacus montanus illustrated by Des Helmore | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Rhaphidophoridae |
| Genus: | Pharmacus |
| Species: | P. montanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pharmacus montanus Pictet & Saussure, 1891 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pharmacus dumbletoni Richards, 1972 | |
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.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] 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).[15] 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.[16]