Porrhothele

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Porrhothele
P. antipodiana
P. antipodiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Hexathelidae
Genus: Porrhothele
Simon, 1892
Diversity
5 species
Type species
Mygale antipodiana
Walckenaer, 1837
Species

See text.

Porrhothele is a spider genus with five described species, all endemic to New Zealand.

Before 1980, this genus was considered to belong to the family Dipluridae.

[edit] Species

  • Porrhothele antipodiana (Walckenaer, 1837)
  • Porrhothele blanda Forster, 1968
  • Porrhothele moana Forster, 1968
  • Porrhothele modesta Forster, 1968
  • Porrhothele quadrigyna Forster, 1968

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