''Gasparia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
South Pacific araneomorph
The Araneomorphae (also called the Labidognatha) are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae (tarantulas and their ...
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 201 ...
, 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 contains twenty-two species, all found in
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
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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 contain ...
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(Forster, 1955) – New Zealand (Antipodes Is., Auckland Is., Campbell Is.)
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Gasparia dentata''
Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia edwardsi''
Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia kaiangaroa''
Forster, 1970 – New Zealand (Chatham Is.)
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Gasparia littoralis''
Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia lomasi''
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''
Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia nava''
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 (
type) – New Zealand
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Gasparia nelsonensis''
Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia nuntia''
Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia oparara''
Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia parva''
Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Gasparia pluta''
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 ...
''
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 ...
''
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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