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Mahura Vella
''Mahura'' is a genus of South Pacific funnel weavers first described by Raymond Robert Forster Raymond Robert Forster (19 June 1922 – 1 July 2000) was a New Zealand arachnologist and museum director. He was a Fellow of The Entomological Society of New Zealand. Biography Forster was born in Hastings, New Zealand in 1922, and was educa ... & C. L. Wilton in 1973 and known only from New Zealand. They are fairly common, though small spiders, ranging from long. Species it contains eighteen species: *'' Mahura accola'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand *'' Mahura bainhamensis'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand *'' Mahura boara'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand *'' Mahura crypta'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand *'' Mahura detrita'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand *'' Mahura hinua'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand *'' Mahura musca'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand *'' Mahura rubella'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand *'' M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahura Detrita
''Mahura detrita'' is a species of Agelenidae that is endemic to New Zealand.Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973)The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV ''Otago Museum Bulletin'' 4: 1-309 Taxonomy This species was described in 1973 by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Te Papa, Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000022. Description The male is recorded at 3.12mm in length whereas the female is 2.85mm. The carapace and legs are orange brown. The abdomen has a mottled pattern that is coloured yellow brown and grey. Distribution This species is only known from Mount Algidus (New Zealand), Mount Algidus in Canterbury Region, Canterbury, New Zealand. Conservation status Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend". References Agelenidae Spiders described in 1973 Endemic spiders of New Zealand {{Agelen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |