ABSTRACT Radiotransmitters have been used successfully to track and recapture giant wētā (Deinacrida species) in part to assess mating success. We report the successful use of very light transmitters (0.2 g) to track male Wellington tree wētā, Hemideina crassidens, over several nights to daytime refuges in burrows and tree galleries. Male Hemideina species sport lengthy mandibles used as weapons in fights with rivals over groups of females living in gallery refuges. Consistent with previous studies showing that males with the longest mandibles cohabit with the largest groups of females, our two largest radio-tagged males were the only ones relocated with adult females.

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成功使用无线电发射器跟踪雄性树 wētā Hemideina crassidens（直翅目：Tettigonioidea：Anostostomatidae）

摘要 无线电发射器已成功用于跟踪和重新捕获巨型 wētā（Deinacrida 物种），部分是为了评估交配成功。我们报告成功使用非常轻的发射器 (0.2 g) 来跟踪雄性惠灵顿树 wētā、Hemideina crassidens，在几个晚上到洞穴和树廊的白天避难所。雄性 Hemideina 物种运动着长长的下颌骨，用作与竞争对手争夺生活在画廊避难所的雌性群体的武器。与之前的研究表明下颌骨最长的雄性与最大的雌性群体同居，我们的两个最大的无线电标记雄性是唯一与成年雌性一起搬迁的雄性。