Colaranea brunnea

Colaranea melanoviridis is a species of orb-weaver spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Colaranea brunnea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Colaranea
Species:
C. brunnea
Binomial name
Colaranea brunnea
Court & Forster, 1988

Taxonomy

Colaranea brunnea was described in 1988 by David J. Court and Raymond Robert Forster.[1]

Description

Colaranea brunnea has a chocolate brown colouration, but has a notable white band going down the dorsal side of its abdomen. Excluding the legs, females are about 6.1mm in length whereas males are about 5.1mm in length. C. brunnea live in forest habitat.[1]

References

  1. Court, D. J. & Forster, R. R. (1988). The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Araneidae. Otago Museum Bulletin 6: 68-124.
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