Ascuta
Sign in to saveAscuta is a genus of araneomorph spiders endemic to New Zealand in the family Orsolobidae, and was first described by Raymond Robert Forster in 1956.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Ascuta is referenced by 16 other articles, and connects out to New Zealand, Animalia and Araneae.
Vinony files it under Araneomorphae genera, Endemic spiders of New Zealand and Orsolobidae.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyOrsolobidae
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Orsolobidae
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- MA I275486 TePapa Ascuta-australis-Forster full.jpg
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- taxon name
- Ascuta
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- topic's main category
- Category:Ascuta
- endemic to
- New Zealand
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Ascuta is a genus of araneomorph spiders endemic to New Zealand in the family Orsolobidae, and was first described by Raymond Robert Forster in 1956.
==Species== it contains fourteen species, found only in New Zealand: Ascuta australis Forster, 1956 – New Zealand Ascuta cantuaria Forster & Platnick, 1985 – New Zealand Ascuta inopinata Forster, 1956 – New Zealand Ascuta insula Forster & Platnick, 1985 – New Zealand Ascuta leith Forster & Platnick, 1985 – New Zealand Ascuta media Forster, 1956 (type) – New Zealand Ascuta monowai Forster & Platnick, 1985 – New Zealand Ascuta montana Forster & Platnick, 1985 – New Zealand Ascuta musca Forster & Platnick, 1985 – New Zealand Ascuta ornata Forster, 1956 – New Zealand Ascuta parornata Forster & Platnick, 1985 – New Zealand Ascuta taupo Forster & Platnick, 1985 – New Zealand Ascuta tongariro Forster & Platnick, 1985 – New Zealand Ascuta univa Forster & Platnick, 1985 – New Zealand
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