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Colaranea

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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.

Species

Green Orbweb Spider

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassArachnida
  4. OrderAraneae
  5. FamilyAraneidae
Observations1,056
Observations recorded1,114

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Araneidae
Image
Green spider 02.jpg
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taxon name
Colaranea
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Colaranea
endemic to
New Zealand
Commons category
Colaranea
taxonomic type
Colaranea viriditas
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Description
  • Distribution
  • Species
  • References

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.

== Description == Colaranea have variable colouration, but are typically brown, red, yellow and especially green.

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