''Trite'' is a genus of

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first described by

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in 1885. Most of the 18 described species occur in

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and New Zealand, with several spread over islands of Oceania, one species even reaching Rapa in French Polynesia.

Species

According to the World Spider Catalog in October 2018, there were twenty one recognised species: * ''

Trite albopilosa ''Trite'' is a genus of jumping spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1885. Most of the 18 described species occur in Australia and New Zealand, with several spread over islands of Oceania, one species even reaching Rapa in French Polynesi ...

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, 1883) – New South Wales, Victoria * ''

Trite auricoma ''Trite auricoma'', commonly known as the golden-brown jumping spider, is a species of jumping spider endemic to New Zealand. __TOC__ Description Adults are 8.4mm to 8.8mm in length. The cephalothorax is coloured dark brown and is shaped rect ...

'' (Urquhart, 1886) – New Zealand * ''

Trite caledoniensis ''Trite caledoniensis'' is a jumping spider species in the genus ''Trite''. The male was first identified in 2014 by Barbara Maria Patoleta. Distribution ''Trite caledoniensis'' is found in New Caledonia ) , anthem = "" , image_map = New ...

'' Patoleta, 2014 –

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* '' Trite concinna'' Rainbow, 1920 – Lord Howe Island,

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Trite gracilipalpis ''Trite'' is a genus of jumping spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1885. Most of the 18 described species occur in Australia and New Zealand, with several spread over islands of Oceania, one species even reaching Rapa in French Polynesi ...

'' Berland, 1929 – Loyalty Islands * '' Trite grayi'' Richardson, 2016 – Lord Howe Islands * '' Trite guilberti'' Patoleta, 2014 – New Caledonia * '' Trite herbigrada'' (Urquhart, 1889) – New Zealand * '' Trite ignipilosa'' Berland, 1924 – New Caledonia * '' Trite lineata'' Simon, 1885 – New Caledonia * '' Trite longipalpis'' Marples, 1955 – Samoa, Tonga * ''

Trite mustilina ''Trite'' is a genus of jumping spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1885. Most of the 18 described species occur in Australia and New Zealand, with several spread over islands of Oceania, one species even reaching Rapa in French Polynesi ...

'' (Powell, 1873) – New Zealand * '' Trite ornata'' Rainbow, 1915 – South Australia * ''

Trite parvula ''Trite parvula'', commonly known as the house hopper spider, is a small and relatively common jumping spider (Salticidae) endemic to New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It ...

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, 1935) – New Zealand * ''

Trite pennata ''Trite'' is a genus of jumping spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1885. Most of the 18 described species occur in Australia and New Zealand, with several spread over islands of Oceania, one species even reaching Rapa in French Polynesi ...

'' Simon, 1885 – New Caledonia * '' Trite planiceps'' Simon, 1899 – New Zealand * '' Trite pollardi'' Patoleta & Żabka, 2017 – New Zealand * '' Trite ponapensis'' Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1997 – Caroline Islands * '' Trite rapaensis'' Berland, 1942 – Rapa * '' Trite simoni'' Patoleta, 2014 – New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands * ''

Trite urvillei ''Trite'' is a genus (biology), genus of Salticidae, jumping spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1885. Most of the 18 described species occur in Australia and New Zealand, with several spread over islands of Oceania, one species even reac ...

'' (Dalmas, 1917) – New Zealand

References

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Photograph of ''T. planiceps''
Salticidae Spiders of Oceania Salticidae genera {{Salticidae-stub