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]
| Taraire | |
|---|---|
.jpg)
| |
| Taraire rufolineata | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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 | |
| |
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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Gen. Taraire Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
- ^ a b c Álvarez-Padilla, A.; Kallal, R. J.; Hormiga, G. (2020). "Taxonomy and phylogenetics of Nanometinae and other Australasian orb-weaving spiders (Araneae: Tetragnathidae)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 438: 1–107. doi:10.1206/0003-0090.438.1.1.
- ^ Urquhart, A. T. (1889). "On new species of Araneida". Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 21: 134–152.
Further reading
edit- Bryant, E. B. (1933). "Notes on types of Urquhart's spiders". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 4: 1–27, pl.
- Dalmas, R. de (1917). "Araignées de Nouvelle-Zélande". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 86: 317–430.