Description
Wetas are native to New Zealand and in evolutionary terms are insect ‘dinosaurs’ within the Orthoptera. Related species occur in South Africa, Australia, North America and to a lesser extent, Europe. This book brings together all known information on these fascinating groups to form a compendium of existing scientific knowledge for future biological investigation and conservation.All the biological knowledge pertinent to this family under one coverA compendium of scientific knowledge on these ancient insects
Chapter
2 Habitats and Biogeography of New Zealand’s Deinacridine and Tusked Weta Species
3 North and Central America Jerusalem Crickets (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatidae): Taxonomy, Distribution, Life Cycle, Ecology and Related Biology of the American Species
4 South African King Crickets (Anostostomatidae)
5 Australian King Crickets: Distribution, Habitats and Biology (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae)
6 The Gryllacrididae: An Overview of the World Fauna with Emphasis on Australian Examples
7 The Evolutionary History of Tree Weta: A Genetic Approach
Part II Morphology and Anatomy
8 Morphology and Anatomy of New Zealand Wetas
9 Morphometric Analysis of Hemideina spp. in New Zealand
10 Sexual Selection and Secondary Sexual Characters of Wetas and King Crickets
11 Anatomy, Development and Behaviour of the Chilean Red Cricket, Cratomelus armatus Bl.
12 The Ecology of Some Large Weta Species in New Zealand
13 The Gallery-related Ecology of New Zealand Tree Wetas, Hemideina femorata and Hemideina crassidens (Orthoptera, Anostostomatidae)
14 Parasites of Anostostomatid Insects
15 Stridulatory Mechanisms and Associated Behaviour in New Zealand Wetas
18 Aggression Behaviour in New Zealand Tree Wetas
19 Communication and Reproductive Behaviour in North American Jerusalem Crickets (Stenopelmatus) (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatidae)
Appendix A: Effect of Temperature on Drumming Rates of Jerusalem Crickets (Stenopelmatus: Stenopelmatidae: Orthoptera)
Part V Reproduction and Development
20 The Reproductive Biology and the Eggs of New Zealand Anostostomatidae
21 Postembryonic Development and Related Changes
23 Neuromuscular Physiology and Motor Control
24 Circadian Rhythms in Tree Wetas, Hemideina thoracica
Part VII Conservation of Endangered Species
26 Conservation of Threatened Species of Weta (Orthoptera: Anastostomatidae) in New Zealand
The Biology of Wetas, King Crickets and Their Allies
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