Zealaranea saxitalis
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| Zealaranea saxitalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Zealaranea |
| Species: | Z. saxitalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Zealaranea saxitalis (Urquhart, 1887) | |
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Zealaranea saxitalis is a species of orb-weaver spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
This species was described as Epeira saxitalis by Arthur Urquhart in 1887 from subadult specimens. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[2]
Description
All known specimens of this species are subadults, so the form of the adult is unknown.[1]
