Tasmanoplectron

Tasmanoplectron
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)Template:IUCN1996
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Family:	Rhaphidophoridae
Genus:	Tasmanoplectron

Tasmanoplectron is a monotypic genus of cricket in family Rhaphidophoridae described by A. M. Richards.[1] Its distribution is restricted to Tasman Island off the coast of Tasmania. The genus is thought to have affinities with New Zealand fauna due to its marked differences from the other Australian Rhaphidophoridae. It contains the following species, which is considered vulnerable by the IUCN Red List:[2]

Tasmanoplectron isolatum

References

Richards, Aola (1971). "The Rhaphidophoridae (Orthoptera) of Australia part 10. A new genus from southeastern Tasmania with New Zealand affinities". Pacific Insects. 13: 589–595.
IUCN (1996). "Tasmanoplectron isolatum: Orthopteroid Specialist Group". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.1996.rlts.t21504a9292775.en.

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[1] Richards, Aola (1971). "The Rhaphidophoridae (Orthoptera) of Australia part 10. A new genus from southeastern Tasmania with New Zealand affinities". Pacific Insects. 13: 589–595.

[2] IUCN (1996). "Tasmanoplectron isolatum: Orthopteroid Specialist Group". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.1996.rlts.t21504a9292775.en.