Taraire
Genus of spiders
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Taraire is a small genus of Polynesian long-jawed orb-weavers. The genus was first described by A. Álvarez-Padilla, R. J. Kallal and Gustavo Hormiga in 2020,[2] and it has only been found in New Zealand.[1] They build vertical orb webs near forest floors, and can be found resting in the center. The genus name is a reference to Beilschmiedia tarairi, the native New Zealand tree that they are commonly found in.[2]
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| Taraire | |
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| Taraire rufolineata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Tetragnathidae |
| Genus: | Taraire Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020[1] |
| Type species | |
| Linyphia rufo-lineata (Urquhart, 1889) | |
| Species | |
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As of April 2022[update] it contains only two species: T. oculta and T. rufolineata, one newly described and one transferred from Meta.[3][1] Though they are closely related to species of Tawhai, their exact relation to other genera in the family is still unclear due to inconclusive phylogenetic analyses.[2]