Biology:Colaranea
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Short description: Genus of spiders
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Colaranea Court & Forster, 1988[1] |
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Colaranea is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by D. J. Court & Raymond Robert Forster in 1988 that are endemic to New Zealand.[2]
Description
Colaranea have variable colouration, but are typically brown, red, yellow and especially green.
Distribution
Colaranea are widespread throughout the North Island and South Island of New Zealand.[2]
Species
(As of April 2019) it contains four species, all found in New Zealand:[1]
- Colaranea brunnea Court & Forster, 1988 – New Zealand
- Colaranea melanoviridis Court & Forster, 1988 – New Zealand
- Colaranea verutum (Urquhart, 1887) – New Zealand
- Colaranea viriditas (Urquhart, 1887) – New Zealand
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gen. Colaranea Court & Forster, 1988". Natural History Museum Bern. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/297. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Court, D. J.; Forster, R. R. (1988). "The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Araneidae.". Otago Museum Bulletin 6: 68–124.
Wikidata ☰ Q2982345 entry
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