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Hemiandrus celaeno
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] MorphologyHemiandrus celaeno is a small to medium-sized ground wētā.[1]H. celaeno can be distinguished by the 3rd apical segment of the maxillary palps lacking hairs, with the 4th segment only partially covered; the dorsal midline of the pronotum lacking a yellow stripe; having one medial and one apical spine on the superior prolateras angle of the fore tibiae; two spines along the leg and one at the apex of the superior prolateras angle of the mid tibiae; the same configuration of spines along the superior retro lateral angle of the mid tibiae; males having very long cerci; females having a very short ovipositor and 6th abdominal segment with two lobes.[1] Type information
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