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Zealaranea
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Zealaranea sp.
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Zealaranea
Court & Forster, 1988
Type species
Epeira crassa
Walckenaer, 1841
Species

4, see text

Zealaranea is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by D. J. Court & Raymond Robert Forster in 1988.

Species

As of April 2019 it contains four species, all found in New Zealand:

  • Zealaranea crassa (Walckenaer, 1841) (type) – New Zealand
  • Zealaranea prina Court & Forster, 1988 – New Zealand
  • Zealaranea saxitalis (Urquhart, 1887) – New Zealand
  • Zealaranea trinotata (Urquhart, 1890) – New Zealand

See also

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