Whakamoke is a genus of Polynesian shield spiders. It was first described by Gustavo Hormiga and N. Scharff in 2020, and it has only been found in New Zealand.
Whakamoke is a genus of Polynesian shield spiders. It was first described by Gustavo Hormiga and N. Scharff in 2020, and it has only been found in New Zealand.
==Species== it contains seven species: W. guacamole Hormiga & Scharff, 2020 – New Zealand W. heru Hormiga & Scharff, 2020 – New Zealand W. hunahuna Hormiga & Scharff, 2020 – New Zealand W. orongorongo Hormiga & Scharff, 2020 (type) – New Zealand W. paoka Hormiga & Scharff, 2020 – New Zealand W. rakiura Hormiga & Scharff, 2020 – New Zealand W. tarakina Hormiga & Scharff, 2020 – New Zealand
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