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Cryptaranea

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Cryptaranea is a genus of South Pacific orb-weaver spiders first described by D. J. Court & Raymond Robert Forster in 1988.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassArachnida
  4. OrderAraneae
  5. FamilyAraneidae
Observations323
Observations recorded106

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Araneidae
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Cryptaranea atrihastula-Cryptic Orbweb Spider (NZAC06001374).jpg
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taxon name
Cryptaranea
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Cryptaranea
endemic to
New Zealand
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Cryptaranea is a genus of South Pacific orb-weaver spiders first described by D. J. Court & Raymond Robert Forster in 1988.

==Species== it contains seven species, all found in New Zealand: Cryptaranea albolineata (Urquhart, 1893) – New Zealand Cryptaranea atrihastula (Urquhart, 1891) – New Zealand Cryptaranea invisibilis (Urquhart, 1892) – New Zealand Cryptaranea stewartensis Court & Forster, 1988 – New Zealand Cryptaranea subalpina Court & Forster, 1988 – New Zealand Cryptaranea subcompta (Urquhart, 1887) – New Zealand Cryptaranea venustula (Urquhart, 1891) – New Zealand

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