Pharmacus montanus | |
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Pharmacus montanus illustrated by Des Helmore | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Ensifera |
Family: | Rhaphidophoridae |
Genus: | Pharmacus |
Species: | P. montanus
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Binomial name | |
Pharmacus montanus Pictet & Saussure, 1891
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Synonyms | |
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]
Pharmacus montanus | |
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Pharmacus montanus illustrated by Des Helmore | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Ensifera |
Family: | Rhaphidophoridae |
Genus: | Pharmacus |
Species: | P. montanus
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Binomial name | |
Pharmacus montanus Pictet & Saussure, 1891
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Synonyms | |
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]