Biology:Kaitawa

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Short description: Genus of spiders

Kaitawa
Kaitawa insulare AMNZ5050 Dorsal.jpg
Kaitawa insulare
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Kaitawa
Forster, 1979[1]
Species:
K. insulare
Binomial name
Kaitawa insulare
(Marples, 1956)

Kaitawa is a monotypic genus of South Pacific ground spiders containing the single species, Kaitawa insulare. It was first described by Raymond Robert Forster in 1979, who separated Cheiracanthium insulare from Cheiracanthium into this genus, retaining the species name.[2][3] It has only been found in New Zealand.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Gen. Kaitawa Forster, 1979". Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/946. Retrieved 2019-06-04. 
  2. Marples, B. J. (1956). "Spiders from the Three Kings Islands". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 4: 332. 
  3. Forster, R. R. (1979). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Cycloctenidae, Gnaphosidae, Clubionidae.". Otago Museum Bulletin 5: 1–95. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14633236 entry