_Palapteryx geranoides_ Owen, Trans. Zool. Soc. III, p. 345 (1848).
_Cela geranoides_ Hutton, Trans. N.Z. Inst. XXIV, p. 126 (1892).
This species is confined to the North Island. The type came from
Waingongoro. It is most commonly found in the South of the Island.