Novakiella is a genus of South Pacific orb-weaver spiders. Previously monotypic containing the single species, Novakiella trituberculosa found in Australia and New Zealand,[1] a second species was recognised in 2021, Novakiella boletus.[2]
| Novakiella | |
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| Novakiella trituberculosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Novakiella Court & Forster, 1993[1] |
Taxonomy
editThe genus Novakiella was first described by David Court & Forster in 1993 as a replacement name for Novakia.[3] The sole species N. trituberculosa was originally placed in the now obsolete genus Epeira as E. tri-tuberculata.[4] Carl Friedrich Roewer temporarily moved it to Araneus while dissolving this "catch-all" taxon,[5] and it was later placed into its own genus, Novakia,[6] later renamed to Novakiella.[3]
Distribution
editN. trituberculosa is native to New Zealand and Australia, while N. boletus is endemic to Australia.[2]
Species
edit- N. boletus Framenau, Vink, Scharff, Baptista & Castanheira, 2021 – Australia
- N. trituberculosa Court & Forster, 1993 – Australia, New Zealand
References
edit- ^ a b "Gen. Novakiella Court & Forster, 1993". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
- ^ a b Volker W. Framenau; Cor J. Vink; Nikolaj Scharff; Renner Luiz Cerqueira Baptista; Pedro de Souza Castanheira (26 July 2021). "Review of the Australian and New Zealand orb-weaving spider genus Novakiella (Araneae, Araneidae)". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 97 (2): 393–405. doi:10.3897/ZSE.97.67788. ISSN 1860-0743. Wikidata Q108648990.
- ^ a b Platnick, N. I. (1993). Advances in spider taxonomy 1988-1991, with synonymies and transfers 1940-1980. American Museum of Natural History. ISBN 978-0-913424-10-0.
- ^ Urquhart, A. T. (1887). "On new species of Araneida". Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 19: 78.
- ^ Roewer, C. F. (1942). Katalog der Araneae von 1758 bis 1940.
- ^ Court, D. J.; Forster, R. R. (1988). "The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Araneidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 6: 119.
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