''Taraire'' is a small

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of Polynesian long-jawed orb-weavers. The genus was first described by A. Álvarez-Padilla, R. J. Kallal and Gustavo Hormiga in 2020, and it has only been found in

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. They build vertical orb webs near forest floors, and can be found resting in the center. The genus name is a reference to '' Beilschmiedia tarairi'', the native New Zealand tree that they are commonly found in. it contains only two species: '' T. oculta'' and '' T. rufolineata'', one newly described and one transferred from ''

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''. Though they are closely related to species of '' Tawhai'', their exact relation to other genera in the family is still unclear due to inconclusive phylogenetic analyses.

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