Colaranea verutum
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| Colaranea verutum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Colaranea |
| Species: | C. verutum |
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| Colaranea verutum (Urquhart, 1887) | |
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Colaranea verutum is a species of orb-weaver spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1][2]
Colaranea verutum was first described in 1887 by Arthur Urquhart as Epeira verutum, which had three subspecies, E.v. astatum, E.v. hastatum and E.v. lineola.[3] It was most recently revised in 1988, in which it was transferred to Colaranea.[1]
Description
The female is recorded at 9.1mm in length whereas the male is 5.5mm. This species has variable colouration, but usually has a pale patch on the anterior lateral surface. The overall body colour varies from green and reddish brown/red colours.[1]
