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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Rhaphidophoridae |
| Subfamily: | Macropathinae |
| Genus: | Talitropsis Bolívar, 1882 |
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Species edit
- Talitropsis chopardi (Karny, 1937)
- Talitropsis crassicruris Hutton, 1897
- Talitropsis irregularis Hutton, 1897
- Talitropsis megatibia Trewick, 1999
- Talitropsis poduroides (Walker, 1871)
- Talitropsis sedilloti Bolivar, 1883
References edit
- ^ Orthoptera Species File
- ^ 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.