Gradungula
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The spider genus Gradungula, with its only species G. sorenseni, occurs in New Zealand and the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia.
[edit] Name
The genus name is derived from Latin gradus "step" and ungula "claw", referring to the enlarged front leg claws of this species. These claws also occur in other species of Gradungulidae.
[edit] References
- Forster, R.R. (1955). A new family of spiders of the sub-order Hypochilomorphae. Pac. Sci. 9: 277-285
