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Hemideina Femorata
''Hemideina femorata'', the Canterbury tree weta (Māori, ''pūtangatanga'') is a flightless nocturnal insect from the order Orthoptera and the genus '' Hemideina'', it is endemic to Canterbury, New Zealand, on the South Island. Description The tree weta in New Zealand are large flightless nocturnal insects.O'Brien, B., & Field, L. (2001). Morphology and Anatomy of New Zealand Wetas. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Waikato. Weta have three main sections to their body, the head, thorax and abdomen. Tree weta are often distinguished by their sizable hindlegs, strong jaws, tusks on the males, their glossy and hard exoskeleton and their size. Weta often have antennae twice as long as their bodies,Crowe, A.(2002). Which New Zealand Insect? Penguin Books. which are used to help it feel its way in the dark and safely navigate. Structurally male tree wetas have a larger head than the females, which may make up 40% of their body length. The females have a long spike on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Hutton (scientist)
Captain Frederick Wollaston Hutton (16 November 1836 – 27 October 1905) was an English-born New Zealand scientist who applied the theory of natural selection to explain the origins and nature of the natural history of New Zealand. Whilst an army officer, he embarked on an academic career in geology and biology, to become one of the most able and prolific nineteenth century naturalists of New Zealand. Early life Frederick Hutton's biographical accounts assert that he was born at Gate Burton, Lincolnshire, on 16 November 1836, and by parish records was baptised there on 27 January 1837; the second son of the Rev. Henry Frederick Hutton and his wife Louisa Wollaston, daughter of the Rev. Henry John Wollaston. Paternal grandfather, William Hutton, was the owner of the Gate Burton estate. His signed military statement of services, however, records that he was born at Bracknell, Berkshire, England, on 16 November 1836. He received his early education through Southwell Grammar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melicytus Ramiflorus
''Melicytus ramiflorus'', commonly known as māhoe, is a small tree of the family Violaceae. It is endemic (ecology), endemic to New Zealand. It grows up to 10 metres high with a trunk up to 60 cm in diameter, it has smooth, light bark and brittle twigs. The dark-green "alternate" leaves are 5–15 cm long and 3–5 cm wide and their edges are finely serrated (although this feature is less pronounced in younger plants). The plants are dioecious and the small flowers are yellowish in colouration, between 3 and 4 mm in diameter and occur in Fascicle (botany), fascicles, growing straight out from naked twigs- these flowers have a strong, pleasant fragrance. The berries are a striking violet colour when ripe and are more or less spherical with a diameter of between 3 and 4 mm. Flowering occurs in late spring and on into summer while the berries appear later on in summer and also in autumn. The berries of ''M. ramiflorus'' are eaten by a number of native bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wētā
Wētā (also spelled weta in English) is the common name for a group of about 100 insect species in the families Anostostomatidae and Rhaphidophoridae endemism, endemic to New Zealand. They are giant wingless insect, flightless cricket (insect), crickets, and some are among the List of largest insects, heaviest insects in the world. Generally nocturnality, nocturnal, most small species are carnivores and scavengers while the larger species are herbivore, herbivorous. Although some List of endemic birds of New Zealand, endemic birds (and tuatara) likely prey on them, wētā are disproportionately preyed upon by introduced mammals, and some species are now critically endangered. Name Wētā is a loanword, from the Māori language, Māori-language word , which refers to this whole group of large insects; some types of wētā have a specific Māori name. In New Zealand English, it is spelled either "weta" or "wētā". The form with Macron (diacritic), macrons is increasingly com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akaroa Harbour
Akaroa Harbour is part of Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. The harbour enters from the southern coast of the peninsula, heading in a predominantly northerly direction. It is one of two major inlets in Banks Peninsula, on the coast of Canterbury, New Zealand; the other is Lyttelton Harbour on the northern coast. The name Akaroa is an alternative spelling of Whakaroa, Whangaroa or Wangaloa from the Kāi Tahu dialect of Māori. Whakaroa means "Long Harbour". The harbour was used commercially in the mid-19th century for ship-based and shore-based whaling. Cruise ships occasionally enter the harbour, with the passengers visiting Akaroa. Ōnawe Peninsula is at the head of the harbour, the former site of a Māori pā. Settlements Akaroa Harbour's waterfront has been continually inhabited since the 1840s. Ōnuku, Akaroa, Takapūneke, Takamatua, Robinsons Bay, Duvauchelle, Barrys Bay, French Farm, Tikao Bay and Wainui lie on the shoreline of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemideina Crassidens
''Hemideina crassidens'', commonly known as the Wellington tree wētā, is a large, flightless, nocturnal insect in the family Anostostomatidae. This wētā species is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand and populates regions in the southern half of North Island, North Island/Te Ika a Maui and the north-west of the South Island, South Island/Te Wai Pounamu. They forage Arboreal locomotion, arboreally during the night and are most likely List of feeding behaviours, polyphagous. There is obvious sexual Sexual dimorphism, dimorphism in adults. Individuals are reliant on tree cavities for refuge, social interactions and mating. The conservation status of ''H. crassidens'' is "not threatened". Taxonomy This species was first described as ''Anostostoma crassidens'' in 1851 by Émile Blanchard. Although ''Hemideina crassidens'' is endemic to New Zealand, the first known specimen was collected in Chile, presumably by Claude Gay. It has been suggested that this species was accidentally i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemideina Ricta
''Hemideina ricta'', known as the Banks Peninsula tree wētā, is an insect that is endemic to New Zealand. Its known range covers the eastern side of the Banks Peninsula. Taxonomy ''Hemideina ricta'' Hutton, 1896 is a tree wētā that belongs to the insect order Orthoptera. It was originally described by Frederick Hutton in 1896, based on two male and five female specimens from Banks Peninsula and South Canterbury. It is one of seven species in the endemic New Zealand genus '' Hemideina''. Identification Adults of the Banks Peninsula tree wētā are red-brown in colour, can weigh 4–6 g, and can reach 40–55 mm in length. The head of the mature male Banks Peninsula tree wētā is much larger and darker than that of females or juvenile males, with large mandibles used to fight other males. ''Hemideina ricta'' is similar to ''H. femorata,'' which is also found in forest fragments on Banks Peninsula. These two species can be differentiated using the number of stridulatory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coprosma Robusta
''Coprosma robusta'', commonly known as karamū, is a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae that is endemic to New Zealand. It can survive in many climates, but is most commonly found in coastal areas, lowland forests, or shrublands. Karamū can grow to be around tall, and grow leaves up to long. Karamū is used for a variety of purposes in human culture. The fruit that karamū produces can be eaten, and the shoots of karamū are sometimes used for medical purposes. Identification Species description Karamū is a large bushy shrub that grows up to tall. Branches are stout with no hair. Domatia (small holes on the back of the leaf at the intersection of veins) and stipules are significant characteristic features of Coprosmas. Karamū stipules are black, hairless and obtuse with slightly serrated margin that are united at the base Leaves The glossy leaves of karamū range from long, with elliptic-oblong shape and acute or obtuse leaf apex and with obvious veins. Leaves ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Instar
An instar (, from the Latin '' īnstar'' 'form, likeness') is a developmental stage of arthropods, such as insects, which occurs between each moult (''ecdysis'') until sexual maturity is reached. Arthropods must shed the exoskeleton in order to grow or assume a new form. Differences between instars can often be seen in altered body proportions, colors, patterns, changes in the number of body segments or head width. After shedding their exoskeleton (moulting), the juvenile arthropods continue in their life cycle until they either pupate or moult again. The instar period of growth is fixed; however, in some insects, like the salvinia stem-borer moth, the number of instars depends on early larval nutrition. Some arthropods can continue to moult after sexual maturity, but the stages between these subsequent moults are generally not called instars. For most insect species, an ''instar'' is the developmental stage of the larval forms of holometabolous (complete metamorphism) or ny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuscospora Solandri
''Nothofagus solandri'', commonly known as black beech, is species of tree endemic to New Zealand. Black beech occurs on both the North and the South Island at low elevations up to the mountains. It is also known as ''Nothofagus solandri'' var. ''solandri''. In New Zealand the taxon is often called ''Fuscospora solandri''. Black beech is a medium-sized evergreen tree growing to tall. The leaves are oppositely arranged, ovoid, 10 mm long and 5 mm broad, with smooth margins. Black beech is known as black beech because it is prone to a sooty mold which covers the trunk and branches. This, in turn, is the result of a scale insect which sucks sap from the tree, and excretes honeydew, a sweet liquid, in small droplets (less than 1 mm diameter) on the end of stalks. This feeds the sooty mold, and also forms a valuable high-energy food source for various birds and insects including the kākā. The infestation is common and does not appear to harm the tree. Black beech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuchsia Excorticata
''Fuchsia excorticata'', commonly known as tree fuchsia, New Zealand fuchsia and by its Māori name , is a New Zealand native tree belonging to the family Onagraceae. It is commonly found throughout New Zealand and as far south as the Auckland Islands. It grows from sea level up to about , particularly alongside creeks and rivers. It is easily recognised in its native environment by the characteristic appearance of its bark, which peels spontaneously, hanging in red papery strips to show a pale bark underneath. Its scientific name, ''excorticata'', reflects this distinctive property. ''Fuchsia excorticata'' is the largest member of the genus ''Fuchsia'', growing to a height of . It is unusual among New Zealand trees in being deciduous in the southern parts of its range. The introduction of the common brushtail possum to New Zealand precipitated a serious decline in this species, particularly where large concentrations of the possum are present. ''F. excorticata'' appears to be o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Griselinia Littoralis
''Griselinia littoralis'', commonly known as kapuka, New Zealand broadleaf or pāpāuma, is a fast-growing small to medium-sized evergreen tree that is native to New Zealand. Description ''Griselinia littoralis'' is a hardy evergreen shrub that grows up to about 10 metres tall. ''Griselinia littoralis'' is round in shape and has dense foliage. The leaves are alternate, leathery, glossy yellow-green above, paler and matte below, long, oval with a smooth margin. This tree also has flowers and berries that grow in particular seasons annually. In general, this tree can grow up to 10 m or longer to 15 m tall. It has rough and short branches which can stretch to 150 cm in diameter. The shape of apical leaf is broad-ovate to ovate-oblong or rounded with smooth margin. The yellow-green leaf is thick and its width can be 5–12 cm long by 4–5 cm wide, the leaf often be glossy and grow as alternative type, one side can be a little longer than the other side at base so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoheria Angustifolia
''Hoheria angustifolia'', the narrow-leaved lacebark or narrow-leaved houhere, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, endemic to New Zealand. It is an evergreen tree or shrub with a weeping habit and grows to tall. Known as Houhere or Houhi in Māori, the bark of the tree was occasionally used for traditional textiles, similar to the traditional use of '' Hoheria populnea''. It is commonly described in literature with a diameter at breast height (DBH) of up to , but botanist Hugh Wilson found a specimen in Hinewai Reserve with a DBH of . It has grey-green to dark green leaves, and white flowers from December to February. It has a divaricating small leaved habit while young until it gets to about high. The adult leaves are narrow and coarsely toothed hence the common name of ''narrow-leaved lacebark''. Distribution is larger than any of the other lacebark species and can be found mostly in the eastern South Island, and in the North Island from Taranaki down. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
