Paradictyna rufoflava

Paradictyna rufoflava is a spider of the genus Paradictyna endemic to New Zealand. It is a cribellate (hackled band-producing) spider of the family Dictynidae. According to Spiders of New Zealand and Their Worldwide Kin, P. rufoflava is a hunting spider of variable coloring found in forests.

Paradictyna rufoflava
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Dictynidae
Genus: Paradictyna
Species:
P. rufoflava
Binomial name
Paradictyna rufoflava
Chamberlain, 1946
Synonyms

Matachia rufoflavus
Matachia rufoflava
Callevophthalmus rufoflavus

References

  • Chamberlain, G. (1946): Revision of the Araneae of New Zealand. Part II. Rec. Auckland Inst. Mus. 3: 85-97.
  • List of invertebrates on Mokoia Island, Lake Rotorua, Ecological Research Associates of New Zealand Inc.
  • Forster, Raymond Robert and Lyndsay McLaren Forster, (2005-09-23) Spiders of New Zealand and Their Worldwide Kin. Otago University Press. ISBN 978-1-877372-13-1
  • Platnick, Norman I. (2009): The world spider catalog, version 9.5. American Museum of Natural History.


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