Colaranea viriditas
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| Colaranea viriditas | |
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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. viriditas |
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| Colaranea viriditas (Urquhart, 1887) | |
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Colaranea viriditas is a species of orb-weaver spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
This species was described as Epeira viriditas in 1887 by Arthur Urquhart from a female specimen collected in Te Karaka.[2] It was most recently revised in 1988, in which it was moved to the Colaranea genus. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]
Description
The female is recorded at 5.7mm in length whereas the male is 5.2mm. This species has a dark to yellowish brown carapace and legs. The majority of the abdomen is bright green dorsally. The rest of the abdomen is brown.[1]
Distribution
This species is endemic and widespread throughout New Zealand, including the Chatham Islands.[1]
