Three new species of ground wētā have been identified by Massey University researchers, who have also recorded their mating calls.
Two new species of ground wētā, which were previously classified as Hemiandrus maculifrons, have now been named Hemiandrus luna and Hemiandru brucei. A third species, related to the other two, has been named Hemiandrus nox.
Professor Steven Trewick of the Massey Ecology Group tells us about the discovery.