Zeatupua
Sign in to saveZeatupua is a monotypic genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Physoglenidae containing the single species, Zeatupua forsteri. It was first described by Fitzgerald & Sirvid in 2009, and is found in New Zealand.
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Zeatupua is a monotypic genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Physoglenidae containing the single species, Zeatupua forsteri. It was first described by Fitzgerald & Sirvid in 2009, and is found in New Zealand.
==Taxonomy== This species was first described in 2009 by Mike Fitzgerald and Phil Sirvid from male specimens. Originally placed with the Synotaxidae, it was moved to the Physoglenidae in 2017. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.001487.
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