Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Deinacrida heteracantha White, 1842
Classification
Order
Superfamily
Stenopelmatoidea
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Region
Field Collection Site
Collection Date
1839
Collector
Site Description
Bay of Islands, behind Paihia
Habitat Notes
In small low wood
Site latitude/longitude
-35.28067 (± 10 km)
174.09103 (± 10 km)
Documentation
On some new and undescribed species of New Zealand insects, of the orders Orthoptera and Coleoptera; William Colenso; 1882
Document Pg Number
278-279
Last Update
04 Feb 2026
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