Colaranea verutum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Colaranea
Species:
C. verutum
Binomial name
Colaranea verutum
(Urquhart, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Colaranea viriditas hastata (Urquhart, 1887)
  • Colaranea viriditas lineola (Urquhart, 1887)
  • Colaranea viriditas veruina (Urquhart, 1887)

Colaranea verutum is a species of orb-weaver spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1][2]


Taxonomy

Colaranea verutum was first described in 1887 by Arthur Urquhart as Epeira verutum, which had three subspecies, E.v. astatum, E.v. hastatum and E.v. lineola. [3]

References

  1. โ†‘ Court, D. J. & Forster, R. R. (1988). The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Araneidae. Otago Museum Bulletin 6: 68-124.
  2. โ†‘ "Oldstyle id: 73bf22e3a5c9ca48e217a308870106a8". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands.
  3. โ†‘ Urquhart, A. T. (1887). On new species of Araneida. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 19: 72-118.


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