| Colaranea brunnea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Colaranea |
| Species: | C. brunnea |
| Binomial name | |
| Colaranea brunnea Court & Forster, 1988 | |
Colaranea melanoviridis is a species of orb-weaver spider that is endemic to New Zealand. [1]
Colaranea brunnea was described in 1988 by David J. Court and Raymond Robert Forster. [1]
Colaranea brunnea has a chocolate brown colouration, but has a notable white band going down the dorsal side of its abdomen. Excluding the legs, females are about 6.1mm in length whereas males are about 5.1mm in length. C. brunnea live in forest habitat. [1]
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