''Nomaua'' is a
genus
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of
Polynesia
Polynesia () "many" and νῆσος () "island"), to, Polinisia; mi, Porinihia; haw, Polenekia; fj, Polinisia; sm, Polenisia; rar, Porinetia; ty, Pōrīnetia; tvl, Polenisia; tkl, Polenihia (, ) is a subregion of Oceania, made up of ...
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araneomorph spiders in the family
Physoglenidae that was first described by
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 educa ...
in 1990.
Originally placed with the
Linyphiidae, it was moved to the
Synotaxidae
''Synotaxus'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Synotaxidae that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1895. Originally placed with the tangle web spiders, it was moved to the monotypic family Synotaxidae in 2017.
Descrip ...
in 1990,
and is now considered a senior synonym of ''Wairua''.
Species
it contains twelve species, found on the
Polynesian Islands
Polynesia () "many" and νῆσος () "island"), to, Polinisia; mi, Porinihia; haw, Polenekia; fj, Polinisia; sm, Polenisia; rar, Porinetia; ty, Pōrīnetia; tvl, Polenisia; tkl, Polenihia (, ) is a subregion of Oceania, made up of ...
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Nomaua arborea
''Nomaua'' 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 Linyphiidae, it was moved to the Synotaxidae in 1990, and is now consider ...
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Forster, 1990 –
New Zealand
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Nomaua cauda''
Forster, 1990 – New Zealand
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Nomaua crinifrons''
(Urquhart, 1891) (
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) – New Zealand
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Nomaua nelson''
Forster, 1990 – New Zealand
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Nomaua perdita''
Forster, 1990 – New Zealand
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Nomaua rakiura''
Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2009 – New Zealand (Stewart Is.)
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Nomaua repanga
''Nomaua'' 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 Linyphiidae, it was moved to the Synotaxidae in 1990, and is now consider ...
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Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2009 – New Zealand
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Nomaua rimutaka
''Nomaua'' 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 Linyphiidae, it was moved to the Synotaxidae in 1990, and is now consider ...
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Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2009 – New Zealand
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Nomaua taranga
''Nomaua'' 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 Linyphiidae, it was moved to the Synotaxidae in 1990, and is now consider ...
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Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2009 – New Zealand
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Nomaua urquharti
''Nomaua'' 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 Linyphiidae, it was moved to the Synotaxidae in 1990, and is now consider ...
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Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2009 – New Zealand
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Nomaua waikanae
''Nomaua'' 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 Linyphiidae, it was moved to the Synotaxidae in 1990, and is now consider ...
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(Forster, 1990) – New Zealand
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Nomaua waikaremoana
''Nomaua'' 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 Linyphiidae, it was moved to the Synotaxidae in 1990, and is now consider ...
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Forster, 1990 – New Zealand
See also
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List of Physoglenidae species
References
Araneomorphae genera
Physoglenidae
Spiders of New Zealand
Taxa named by Raymond Robert Forster
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