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Anderus Trewick et al. 2024

Anderus includes the smallest species of ground wētā but not all are small. In all species the adult females have long ovipositors.

Anderus brucei (Taylor-Smith et al. 2016; Anderus fiordensis (Salmon, 1950); Anderus luna (Taylor-Smith et al. 2016); Anderus maculifrons (Walker, 1869) (see Taylor-Smith et al. 2013); Anderus nox (Taylor-Smith et al. 2016); Anderus subantarcticus (Salmon, 1950).

Approximate length of ovipositor in adult female Anderus	Anderus brucei female