Anderus subantarcticus

Short description: Species of Orthoptera

Anderus subantarcticus

Conservation status

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)

Scientific classification
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Binomial name
Template:Taxonomy/AnderusAnderus subantarcticus

(Salmon, 1950)

Synonyms

* Zealandosandrus subantarcticus Salmon, 1950
* (Salmon, 1950) Hemiandrus subantarcticus

Anderus subantarcticus is a species of ground weta endemic to New Zealand.[1][2]

## Contents

* 1 Taxonomy
* 2 Description
* 3 Habitat and distribution
* 4 Conservation status
* 5 References

## Taxonomy

This species was first described as Zealandosandrus subantarcticus in 1950 by John Salmon. The first specimens are recorded as being collected during the 1907 New Zealand Government Expedition. Zealandrosandrus was recognized as a synonym of Hemiandrus in 1997 so this species was moved to Hemiandrus.[2] In 2024 a new genus was created (Anderus), named for a Swedish entomologist (Ander), because the New Zealand species of Hemiandrus were not a monophyletic group.[3] DNA sequencing data showed the species of Anderus are sister to genera in Australia.

## Description

Anderus subantarcticus is roughly 30mm in length.[1]

## Habitat and distribution

This species is endemic to Snares Island. They are known to occur in the burrows of petrels.[1]

## Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as Naturally Uncommon with the qualifiers of "Range Restricted", "Island Endemic" and "Conservation Dependent".[4]

## References

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1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 , Wikidata Q106628156
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 , Wikidata Q56142995
3. ↑ Trewick, Steven A.; Taylor-Smith, Briar L.; Morgan-Richards, Mary (2024). "Wētā Aotearoa—Polyphyly of the New Zealand Anostostomatidae (Insecta: Orthoptera)" (in en). Insects 15 (10): 787. doi:10.3390/insects15100787. ISSN 2075-4450.
4. ↑ Trewick, Steven & Hegg, Danilo & Morgan-Richards, Mary & Murray, Tara & Watts, Corinne & Johns, Peter & Michel, Pascale. (2022). Conservation status of Orthoptera (wētā, crickets and grasshoppers) in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2022. New Zealand Threat Classification Series 39. Department of Conservation, Wellington. 28 p.

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