Zealaranea Explained

Zealaranea is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by D. J. Court & Raymond Robert Forster in 1988.^[1]

Species

it contains four species, all found in New Zealand:^[2]

• Zealaranea crassa (Walckenaer, 1841) (type) – New Zealand
• Zealaranea prina Court & Forster, 1988 – New Zealand
• Zealaranea saxitalis (Urquhart, 1887) – New Zealand
• Zealaranea trinotata (Urquhart, 1890) – New Zealand

Notes and References

1. Court. D. J.. Forster. R. R.. 1988. The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Araneidae.. Otago Museum Bulletin. 68–124. 6.
2. Gen. Zealaranea Court & Forster, 1988. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-05-15. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.