''Gasparia'' is a
genus
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of
South Pacific araneomorph spiders in the family
Toxopidae
Toxopidae is a small family of araneomorph spiders, first described in 1940. For many years it was sunk into Desidae as a subfamily, although doubts were expressed as to whether this was correct. A large-scale molecular phylogenetic study in 201 ...
, and was first described by
Brian J. Marples in 1956.
Originally placed with the
intertidal spiders, it was moved to the Toxopidae in 2017.
Species
it contains twenty-two species, all found in
New Zealand
New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...
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Gasparia busa''
Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia coriacea''
Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia delli''
(Forster, 1955) – New Zealand (Antipodes Is., Auckland Is., Campbell Is.)
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Gasparia dentata''
Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia edwardsi''
Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia kaiangaroa''
Forster, 1970 – New Zealand (Chatham Is.)
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Gasparia littoralis''
Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia lomasi''
Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia mangamuka''
Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia manneringi''
(Forster, 1964) – New Zealand (Snares Is.)
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Gasparia montana''
Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia nava''
Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia nebulosa''
Marples, 1956 (
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) – New Zealand
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Gasparia nelsonensis''
Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia nuntia''
Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia oparara''
Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia parva''
Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia pluta''
Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia rupicola''
Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia rustica''
Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia tepakia''
Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia tuaiensis''
Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
References
Araneomorphae genera
Endemic spiders of New Zealand
Toxopidae
Taxa named by Brian John Marples
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