Colaranea facts for kids
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Colaranea Court & Forster, 1988 |
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| C. viriditas (Urquhart, 1887)
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Colaranea is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by D. J. Court & Raymond Robert Forster in 1988 that are endemic to New Zealand.
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Description
Colaranea have variable colouration, but are typically brown, red, yellow and especially green.
Distribution
Colaranea are widespread throughout the North Island and South Island of New Zealand.
Species
As of April 2019[update] it contains four species, all found in New Zealand:
- Colaranea brunnea Court & Forster, 1988 – New Zealand
- Colaranea melanoviridis Court & Forster, 1988 – New Zealand
- Colaranea verutum (Urquhart, 1887) – New Zealand
- Colaranea viriditas (Urquhart, 1887) – New Zealand
See also
In Spanish: Colaranea para niños
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