''Delena'' is a

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of South Pacific huntsman spiders that was first described by

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in 1837.

Species

it contains eleven species, found in

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and

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Delena cancerides ''Delena cancerides'', the communal huntsman, flat huntsman or social huntsman, is a large, brown huntsman spider native to Australia. It has been introduced to New Zealand, where it is sometimes known as the Avondale spider. This was the speci ...

'' Walckenaer, 1837 ( type) –

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*'' Delena convexa'' (Hirst, 1991) – Australia (

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

) *'' Delena craboides'' Walckenaer, 1837 – Australia *'' Delena gloriosa'' (Rainbow, 1917) – Australia (

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

) *'' Delena kosciuskoensis'' (Hirst, 1991) – Australia (

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) *'' Delena lapidicola'' (Hirst, 1991) – Australia (Western Australia) *'' Delena loftiensis'' (Hirst, 1991) – Australia (South Australia) *'' Delena melanochelis'' (

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, 1913) – Australia (

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

) *'' Delena nigrifrons'' (

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, 1908) – Australia (Western Australia) *'' Delena spenceri'' ( Hogg, 1903) – Australia (Tasmania, King Is.) *'' Delena tasmaniensis'' (Hirst, 1991) – Australia (Tasmania)

References

Araneomorphae genera Sparassidae Spiders of Australia Spiders of New Zealand Taxa named by Charles Athanase Walckenaer {{Sparassidae-stub

Species

See also

References