''Intruda'' is a monotypic genus of

South Pacific The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ...

ground spiders Ground spiders comprise Gnaphosidae, the seventh largest spider family with over 2,000 described species in over 100 genera distributed worldwide. There are 105 species known to central Europe, and common genera include ''Gnaphosa'', ''Drassodes' ...

containing the single species, ''Intruda signata''. It was first described by Raymond Robert Forster in 1979, and has only been found in

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

and in New Zealand.

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Gnaphosidae Monotypic Gnaphosidae genera Spiders of Australia Spiders of New Zealand Taxa named by Raymond Robert Forster {{Gnaphosidae-stub