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Sigaus
Sigaus is a genus of grasshoppers in the tribe Catantopini that is endemic to New Zealand. All but one Sigaus species is endemic to the South Island: Sigaus piliferus is the only North Island representative and is the type species. Most species in this genus are restricted to alpine habitats. All are wingless and make no sounds.
There are thirteen species in the genus all are adapted to cold conditions, and many are coloured for camouflage against rocky ground. The largest species Sigaus villosus can reach 48mm (body length of adult female). The smallest species Sigaus minutus and S. childi are threatened with extinction.
13 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Sigaus australis
speciesSigaus australis
Sigaus nivalis
speciesSigaus nivalis
Sigaus collinus
speciesSigaus collinus
Sigaus piliferus
speciesSigaus piliferus
Sigaus nitidus
speciesSigaus nitidus
minute grasshopper
speciesSigaus minutus
Sigaus campestris
speciesSigaus campestris
Sigaus crassicauda
speciesSigaus crassicauda
Robust Grasshopper
speciesSigaus robustus
Sigaus tumidicauda
speciesSigaus tumidicauda
Sigaus dugdali
speciesSigaus dugdali
Sigaus villosus
speciesSigaus villosus
Sigaus childi
speciesSigaus childi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 378127.