''Novakiella'' is a

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orb-weaver spiders. Previously monotypic containing the single species, '' Novakiella trituberculosa'' found in Australia and New Zealand, a second species was recognised in 2021, '' Novakiella boletus''.

Taxonomy

The genus ''Novakiella'' was first described by David Court & Forster in 1993 as a replacement name for ''Novakia''. The sole species ''N. trituberculosa'' was originally placed in the now obsolete genus '' Epeira'' as ''E. tri-tuberculata''.

Carl Friedrich Roewer Carl Friedrich Roewer (12 October 1881, in Neustrelitz – 17 June 1963) was a German arachnologist. He concentrated on harvestmen, where he described almost a third (2,260) of today's known species, but also almost 700 taxa of spiders and num ...

temporarily moved it to ''

Araneus ''Araneus'' is a genus of common orb-weaving spiders. It includes about 650 species, among which are the European garden spider and the barn spider. The genus was erected by Carl Alexander Clerck in 1757. Description Spiders of this genus prese ...

'' while dissolving this "catch-all" taxon, and it was later placed into its own genus, ''Novakia'', later renamed to ''Novakiella''.

Distribution

''N. trituberculosa'' is native to New Zealand and Australia, while ''N. boletus'' is endemic to Australia.

Species

References

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