Colaranea is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by D. J. Court & Raymond Robert Forster in 1988 that are endemic to New Zealand.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Colaranea Court & Forster, 1988[1] |
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| C. viriditas (Urquhart, 1887)
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Description edit
Colaranea have variable colouration, but are typically brown, red, yellow and especially green.
Distribution edit
Colaranea are widespread throughout the North Island and South Island of New Zealand.[2]
Species edit
As of April 2019[update] it contains four species, all found in New Zealand:[1]
- Colaranea brunnea Court & Forster, 1988 – New Zealand
- Colaranea melanoviridis Court & Forster, 1988 – New Zealand
- Colaranea verutum (Urquhart, 1887) – New Zealand
- Colaranea viriditas (Urquhart, 1887) – New Zealand
References edit
- ^ a b "Gen. Colaranea Court & Forster, 1988". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
- ^ a b Court, D. J.; Forster, R. R. (1988). "The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Araneidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 6: 68–124.
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