''Maoriata'' is a

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araneomorph The Araneomorphae (also called the Labidognatha or "true spiders") are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae (taran ...

spiders in the family

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, and was 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 ...

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in 1985. it contains only three species, found only in

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Species

*'' Maoriata magna'' *'' Maoriata montana'' *'' Maoriata vulgaris''

References

Araneomorphae genera Orsolobidae Taxa named by Raymond Robert Forster Endemic spiders of New Zealand {{Orsolobidae-stub

Species

See also

References