Poecilopachys
| Araneus | |
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| Poecilopachys australasia from New Zealand | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Poecilopachys Simon, 1895 |
| Type species | |
| Epeira australasia Griffith & Pigeon, 1833 | |
| Species | |
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Species see text | |
| Diversity | |
| 5 species | |
An Australian Spider found in the upper north island since the early 1970s. Now common down to wanganui. Seen in Spring. The best place to find them is in citrus trees. Poecilopachys is an orb weaver genus from the Australasian region.
Species
- Poecilopachys australasia (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833) — Queensland, New South Wales, Samoa
- Poecilopachys jenningsi (Rainbow, 1899) — New Hebrides
- Poecilopachys minutissima Chrysanthus, 1971 — New Ireland
- Poecilopachys speciosa (L. Koch, 1872) — Queensland
- Poecilopachys verrucosa (L. Koch, 1871) — New Guinea, Queensland, Samoa
References
- Platnick, Norman I. (2009): The world spider catalog, version 10.5. American Museum of Natural History.
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