Talitropsis is a genus of cave wētā in the family Rhaphidophoridae, endemic to New Zealand, and containing six described species.[1][2] Two Talitropsis species are found only on the Chatham Islands.

Talitropsis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Rhaphidophoridae
Subfamily: Macropathinae
Genus: Talitropsis
Bolívar, 1882
Species

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Synonyms
  • Talitropis Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888 (missp.)
  • Gammaroparnops Alfken, 1901

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Orthoptera Species File
  2. ^ Goldberg, Julia; Trewick, Steven A. (2011). "Exploring Phylogeographic Congruence in a Continental Island System". Insects. 2 (3): 369–399. doi:10.3390/insects2030369. ISSN 2075-4450. PMC 4553550. PMID 26467734.