''Gasparia'' is a
genus
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of
South Pacific
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araneomorph spiders in the family
Toxopidae
Toxopidae is a small family of araneomorph spiders, first described in 1940. For many years it was sunk into Desidae as a subfamily, although doubts were expressed as to whether this was correct. A large-scale molecular phylogenetic study in 2016 ...
, and was first described by
Brian J. Marples
Brian John Marples FRSNZ (31 March 1907 – 1997) was a British zoologist who spent most of his career in New Zealand.
Early years
Marples was born in Hessle, Yorkshire, in north-eastern England. He was educated at Kingsmead in Cheshire, and St ...
in 1956.
Originally placed with the
intertidal spiders, it was moved to the Toxopidae in 2017.
Species
it contains twenty-two species, all found in
New Zealand
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Gasparia busa''
Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia coriacea''
Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia delli
''Gasparia'' is a genus of South Pacific araneomorph spiders in the family Toxopidae, and was first described by Brian J. Marples in 1956. Originally placed with the intertidal spiders, it was moved to the Toxopidae in 2017.
Species
it contai ...
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(Forster, 1955) – New Zealand (Antipodes Is., Auckland Is., Campbell Is.)
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Gasparia dentata
''Gasparia'' is a genus of South Pacific araneomorph spiders in the family Toxopidae, and was first described by Brian J. Marples in 1956. Originally placed with the intertidal spiders, it was moved to the Toxopidae in 2017.
Species
it contai ...
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Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia edwardsi''
Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia kaiangaroa
''Gasparia'' is a genus of South Pacific araneomorph spiders in the family Toxopidae, and was first described by Brian J. Marples in 1956. Originally placed with the intertidal spiders, it was moved to the Toxopidae in 2017.
Species
it contai ...
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Forster, 1970 – New Zealand (Chatham Is.)
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Gasparia littoralis
''Gasparia'' is a genus of Oceania, South Pacific Araneomorphae, araneomorph spiders in the family Toxopidae, and was first described by Brian J. Marples in 1956. Originally placed with the Desidae, intertidal spiders, it was moved to the Toxopid ...
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Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia lomasi
''Gasparia'' is a genus of South Pacific araneomorph spiders in the family Toxopidae, and was first described by Brian J. Marples in 1956. Originally placed with the intertidal spiders, it was moved to the Toxopidae in 2017.
Species
it contai ...
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Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia mangamuka''
Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia manneringi''
(Forster, 1964) – New Zealand (Snares Is.)
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Gasparia montana
''Gasparia'' is a genus of South Pacific araneomorph spiders in the family Toxopidae, and was first described by Brian J. Marples in 1956. Originally placed with the intertidal spiders, it was moved to the Toxopidae in 2017.
Species
it contai ...
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Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia nava
''Gasparia'' is a genus of Oceania, South Pacific Araneomorphae, araneomorph spiders in the family Toxopidae, and was first described by Brian J. Marples in 1956. Originally placed with the Desidae, intertidal spiders, it was moved to the Toxopid ...
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Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia nebulosa
''Gasparia'' is a genus of South Pacific araneomorph spiders in the family Toxopidae, and was first described by Brian J. Marples in 1956. Originally placed with the intertidal spiders, it was moved to the Toxopidae in 2017.
Species
it conta ...
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Marples, 1956 (
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) – New Zealand
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Gasparia nelsonensis
''Gasparia'' is a genus of South Pacific araneomorph spiders in the family Toxopidae, and was first described by Brian J. Marples in 1956. Originally placed with the intertidal spiders, it was moved to the Toxopidae in 2017.
Species
it conta ...
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Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia nuntia
''Gasparia'' is a genus of South Pacific araneomorph spiders in the family Toxopidae, and was first described by Brian J. Marples in 1956. Originally placed with the intertidal spiders, it was moved to the Toxopidae in 2017.
Species
it conta ...
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Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia oparara
''Gasparia'' is a genus of South Pacific araneomorph spiders in the family Toxopidae, and was first described by Brian J. Marples in 1956. Originally placed with the intertidal spiders, it was moved to the Toxopidae in 2017.
Species
it conta ...
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Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia parva
''Gasparia'' is a genus of South Pacific araneomorph spiders in the family Toxopidae, and was first described by Brian J. Marples in 1956. Originally placed with the intertidal spiders, it was moved to the Toxopidae in 2017.
Species
it conta ...
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Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia pluta
''Gasparia'' is a genus of South Pacific araneomorph spiders in the family Toxopidae, and was first described by Brian J. Marples in 1956. Originally placed with the intertidal spiders, it was moved to the Toxopidae in 2017.
Species
it conta ...
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Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia rupicola
''Gasparia'' is a genus of South Pacific araneomorph spiders in the family Toxopidae, and was first described by Brian J. Marples in 1956. Originally placed with the intertidal spiders, it was moved to the Toxopidae in 2017.
Species
it conta ...
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Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia rustica
''Gasparia'' is a genus of South Pacific araneomorph spiders in the family Toxopidae, and was first described by Brian J. Marples in 1956. Originally placed with the intertidal spiders, it was moved to the Toxopidae in 2017.
Species
it conta ...
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Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia tepakia
''Gasparia'' is a genus of South Pacific araneomorph spiders in the family Toxopidae, and was first described by Brian J. Marples in 1956. Originally placed with the intertidal spiders, it was moved to the Toxopidae in 2017.
Species
it conta ...
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Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia tuaiensis
''Gasparia'' is a genus of South Pacific araneomorph spiders in the family Toxopidae, and was first described by Brian J. Marples in 1956. Originally placed with the intertidal spiders, it was moved to the Toxopidae in 2017.
Species
it conta ...
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Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
References
Araneomorphae genera
Spiders of New Zealand
Spiders of Oceania
Toxopidae
Taxa named by Brian John Marples
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