DISTRIBUTION, HABITAT AND CONSERVATION STATUS OF HEMIDEINA-RICTA AND H-FEMORATA ON BANKS-PENINSULA, NEW-ZEALAND

Two tree weta Hemideina ricta and H. femorata are predominantly allopa tric on Banks Peninsula (South Island, New Zealand) except for four sm all areas of overlap. H. ricta was found over the outer eastern portio n of Banks Peninsula including the eastern slopes of Akaroa Harbour wh ereas H. femorata was usually lower down on the eastern edge of Akaroa Harbour and west of this. H, ricta ranged from 20 m to 806 m in altit ude whereas all H. femorata were found below 450 m. Ninety-four per ce nt of H, femorata occupied holes in Kunzea ericoides and the remainder were in four other tree species and in logs. Forty-one per cent of H. ricta were in logs and old fenceposts, 20% were in Hoheria angustifol ia, 19% were in K. ericoides, 16% were in seven other broadleaf hardwo od species and 4% were under rocks.