''Runga'' 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 ...
n
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.
Species
it contains five 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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Runga akaroa
''Runga'' is a genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family Physoglenidae that was first described by Raymond Robert Forster in 1990.
Species
it contains five species, found on the Polynesian Islands:
*'' Runga akaroa'' Forster, 1990 ...
''
Forster, 1990 –
New Zealand
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Runga flora''
Forster, 1990 – New Zealand
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Runga moana''
Forster, 1990 – New Zealand
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Runga nina
''Runga'' is a genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family Physoglenidae that was first described by Raymond Robert Forster in 1990.
Species
it contains five species, found on the Polynesian Islands:
*''Runga akaroa'' Forster, 1990 ...
''
Forster, 1990 (
type) – New Zealand
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Runga raroa''
Forster, 1990 – New Zealand
See also
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List of Physoglenidae species
References
Araneomorphae genera
Physoglenidae
Taxa named by Raymond Robert Forster
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