''Tupua'' is a
genus
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of
Tasmania
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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 cl ...
spiders in the family
Physoglenidae
Physoglenidae is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Alexander Petrunkevitch in 1928 as a subfamily of Pholcidae. It was later moved to Synotaxidae until a study in 2016 showed that they formed a distinct clade.
Genera
, the Wor ...
that was first described by
Norman I. Platnick in 1990.
Species
it contains four species, found in
Tasmania
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Tupua bisetosa Tupua may refer to:
* The five principal gods of Niuean mythology, Fao, Fakahoko, Huanaki, Lage-iki, Lagi-atea
* Tipua
In Māori mythology, tipua or tupua are a type of differing shaped and often shape-shifting spirit
Spirit or spirits may re ...
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Platnick, 1990 (
type) –
Australia
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(
Tasmania
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Tupua cavernicola Tupua may refer to:
* The five principal gods of Niuean mythology, Fao, Fakahoko, Huanaki, Lage-iki, Lagi-atea
* Tipua
In Māori mythology, tipua or tupua are a type of differing shaped and often shape-shifting spirit
Spirit or spirits may re ...
''
Platnick, 1990 – Australia (Tasmania)
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Tupua raveni Tupua may refer to:
* The five principal gods of Niuean mythology, Fao, Fakahoko, Huanaki, Lage-iki, Lagi-atea
* Tipua
In Māori mythology, tipua or tupua are a type of differing shaped and often shape-shifting spirit
Spirit or spirits may re ...
''
Platnick, 1990 – Australia (Tasmania)
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Tupua troglodytes Tupua may refer to:
* The five principal gods of Niuean mythology, Fao, Fakahoko, Huanaki, Lage-iki, Lagi-atea
* Tipua
In Māori mythology, tipua or tupua are a type of differing shaped and often shape-shifting spirit
Spirit or spirits may re ...
''
Platnick, 1990 – Australia (Tasmania)
See also
*
List of Physoglenidae species
This page lists all described species of the spider family Physoglenidae accepted by the World Spider Catalog :
C ''Calcarsynotaxus''
'' Calcarsynotaxus'' Wunderlich, 1995
* '' C. benrobertsi'' Rix, Roberts & Harvey, 2009 — Australia (Western ...
References
Araneomorphae genera
Physoglenidae
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