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Otira (spider)
''Otira'' is a genus of Oceania, South Pacific Amaurobiidae, tangled nest spiders first described by Raymond Robert Forster & C. L. Wilton in 1973. Species it contains six species: *''Otira canasta'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand *''Otira indura'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand *''Otira liana'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand *''Otira parva'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand *''Otira satura'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand *''Otira terricola'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand References Amaurobiidae Amaurobiidae genera Taxa named by Raymond Robert Forster {{Amaurobiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otira Satura
Otira is a small township fifteen kilometres north of Arthur's Pass (mountain pass), Arthur's Pass in the central South Island of New Zealand. It is on the northern approach to the pass, a saddle between the Otira River, Otira and Bealey Rivers high in the Southern Alps (New Zealand), Southern Alps. A possible meaning of is ''"o"'' (place of) and ''"tira"'' (the travellers). Another possible meaning is ''"Oti"'' (finished) and ''"ra"'' (Sun), because Otira Gorge is usually in deep shadow. Otira was originally a stop on the Cobb & Co. (New Zealand), Cobb and Co stagecoach from Canterbury, New Zealand, Canterbury to the West Coast, New Zealand, West Coast. The Midland Line, New Zealand, Midland Line was extended from Stillwater, West Coast, Stillwater to Jacksons, New Zealand, Jacksons in 1894 and then Otira in 1899, when the pass was navigated by coach from Otira until the Otira Tunnel, railway tunnel opened in 1923. During construction of the tunnel, Otira housed about 600 worke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
