Gasparia facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Gasparia |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Toxopidae |
| Genus: | Gasparia Marples, 1956 |
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| G. nebulosa Marples, 1956
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Gasparia is a group of small spiders found in the South Pacific region, mainly in New Zealand. These spiders belong to a larger family called Toxopidae.
The first Gasparia spider was described by a scientist named Brian J. Marples in 1956. At first, these spiders were thought to be part of a different family, the Desidae, which includes spiders that live near the water. But in 2017, after more study, scientists decided that Gasparia spiders fit better into the Toxopidae family.
Species of Gasparia Spiders
As of May 2019, there are twenty-two known types, or species, of Gasparia spiders. All of these species live only in New Zealand.
Here are the different species of Gasparia spiders:
- Gasparia busa Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
- Gasparia coriacea Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
- Gasparia delli (Forster, 1955) – New Zealand (Antipodes Is., Auckland Is., Campbell Is.)
- Gasparia dentata Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
- Gasparia edwardsi Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
- Gasparia kaiangaroa Forster, 1970 – New Zealand (Chatham Is.)
- Gasparia littoralis Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
- Gasparia lomasi Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
- Gasparia mangamuka Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
- Gasparia manneringi (Forster, 1964) – New Zealand (Snares Is.)
- Gasparia montana Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
- Gasparia nava Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
- Gasparia nebulosa Marples, 1956 (type) – New Zealand
- Gasparia nelsonensis Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
- Gasparia nuntia Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
- Gasparia oparara Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
- Gasparia parva Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
- Gasparia pluta Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
- Gasparia rupicola Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
- Gasparia rustica Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
- Gasparia tepakia Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
- Gasparia tuaiensis Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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