Motuweta riparia
Motuweta riparia, the Raukūmara tusked wētā, is a species of large flightless insect in the family Anostostomatidae. The species, like the related Mercury Islands tusked wētā has tusks which is used as a weapon. They are found near small shaded streams near the Raukūmara region, usually under rocks in their digged out chamber. The species is found in the Gisborne and Ōpōtiki Districts.