Tangata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Orsolobidae |
Genus: | Tangata Forster & Platnick, 1985 [1] |
Type species | |
T. nigra Forster & Platnick, 1985 | |
Species | |
17, see text |
Tangata is a genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae, and was first described by Raymond Robert Forster & Norman I. Platnick in 1985. [2]
As of June 2019 [update] it contains seventeen species, found only on the Polynesian Islands: [1]
Orsolobidae is a six-eyed spider family with about 180 described species in thirty genera. It was first described by J. A. L. Cooke in 1965, and was raised to family status from "Dysderidae" in 1985.
Wiltonia is a genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae, and was first described by Raymond Robert Forster & Norman I. Platnick in 1985.
Anopsolobus is a monotypic genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae containing the single species, Anopsolobus subterraneus. It was first described by Raymond Robert Forster & Norman I. Platnick in 1985, and is only known from Nelson in New Zealand.
Ascuta is a genus of araneomorph spiders endemic to New Zealand in the family Orsolobidae, and was first described by Raymond Robert Forster in 1956.
Bealeyia is a monotypic genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae containing the single species, Bealeyia unicolor. It was first described by Raymond Robert Forster & Norman I. Platnick in 1985, and is only found on the Polynesian Islands.
Chileolobus is a monotypic genus of Chilean araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae containing the single species, Chileolobus eden. It was first described by Raymond Robert Forster & Norman I. Platnick in 1985, and is only found in Chile.
Dugdalea is a monotypic genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae containing the single species, Dugdalea oculata. It was first described by Raymond Robert Forster & Norman I. Platnick in 1985, and is only found on the Polynesian Islands.
Duripelta is a genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae, and was first described by Raymond Robert Forster in 1956.
Falklandia is a monotypic genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae containing the single species, Falklandia rumbolli. It was first described by Raymond Robert Forster & Norman I. Platnick in 1985, and is only found on the Falkland Islands.
Hickmanolobus is a genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae, and was first described by Raymond Robert Forster & Norman I. Platnick in 1985.
Maoriata is a genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae, and was first described by Raymond Robert Forster & Norman I. Platnick in 1985. As of June 2019 it contains only three species, found only on the Polynesian Islands: M. magna, M. montana, and M. vulgaris.
Orongia is a genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae, and was first described by Raymond Robert Forster & Norman I. Platnick in 1985. As of June 2019 it contains only three species, found only on the Polynesian Islands: O. medialis, O. motueka, and O. whangamoa.
Osornolobus is a genus of Chilean araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae, and was first described by Raymond Robert Forster & Norman I. Platnick in 1985.
Paralobus is a monotypic genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae containing the single species, Paralobus salmoni. It was first described by Raymond Robert Forster & Norman I. Platnick in 1985, and is only found on the Polynesian Islands.
Pounamuella is a genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae, and was first described by Raymond Robert Forster & Norman I. Platnick in 1985.
Subantarctia is a genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae, first described by Raymond Robert Forster in 1955.
Tautukua is a monotypic genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae containing the single species, Tautukua isolata. It was first described by Raymond Robert Forster & Norman I. Platnick in 1985, and is only found on the Polynesian Islands.
Turretia is a monotypic genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae containing the single species, Turretia dugdalei. It was first described by Raymond Robert Forster & Norman I. Platnick in 1985, and is only found on the Polynesian Islands.
Waiporia is a genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae, and was first described by Raymond Robert Forster & Norman I. Platnick in 1985.
Waipoua is a genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae, and was first described by Raymond Robert Forster & Norman I. Platnick in 1985.