Aotearoa (spider)
| Aotearoa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Mecysmaucheniidae |
| Genus: | Aotearoa |
| Species: | A. magna |
| Binomial name | |
| Aotearoa magna (Forster, 1949)[1] | |
Aotearoa is a genus of spiders in the Mecysmaucheniidae family. It was first described in 1984 by Forster & Platnick. As of 2017, it contains only one species, Aotearoa magna, found in New Zealand.[1] (The Māori name of the island is Aotearoa.)
References
- 1 2 "Mecysmaucheniidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
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