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Pahora Montana
''Pahora'' is a genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family Physoglenidae that was first described by Raymond Robert Forster in 1990. Originally placed with the Synotaxidae, it was moved to the Physoglenidae in 2017. Species it contains nine species, all found on New Zealand: *'' Pahora cantuaria'' Forster, 1990 – New Zealand *''Pahora graminicola ''Pahora'' is a genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family Physoglenidae that was first described by Raymond Robert Forster in 1990. Originally placed with the Synotaxidae, it was moved to the Physoglenidae in 2017. Species it cont ...'' Forster, 1990 – New Zealand *'' Pahora kaituna'' Forster, 1990 – New Zealand *'' Pahora media'' Forster, 1990 – New Zealand *'' Pahora montana'' Forster, 1990 – New Zealand *'' Pahora murihiku'' Forster, 1990 ( type) – New Zealand *'' Pahora rakiura'' Forster, 1990 – New Zealand *'' Pahora taranaki'' Forster, 1990 – New Zealand *'' Pahora wiltoni'' Forster, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Robert Forster
Raymond Robert Forster (19 June 1922 – 1 July 2000) was a New Zealand arachnologist and museum director. He was a Fellow of the Entomological Society of New Zealand. Biography Forster was born in Hastings, New Zealand in 1922, and was educated at Victoria University College, gaining BSc, MSc(Hons) and DSc degrees. Forster was an entomologist at the National Museum in Wellington from 1940 to 1947, with an interruption for military service during World War II. Between 1942 and 1945 he served first in the army and then as a naval radar mechanic.Ray Forster obituary . International Society of Arachnology. Retrieved 14 February 2013. He was appointed zoologist and assistant director at Canterbury Mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |