Rakaia (harvestman)

Rakaia is a genus of harvestmen in the family Pettalidae with eighteen described species (as of 2023). All species are found in New Zealand.

Rakaia
Rakaia sorenseni (Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Opiliones
Family:	Pettalidae
Genus:	Rakaia Hirst, 1926
Type species
Rakaia antipodiana Hirst, 1926
Diversity
18 species

Taxonomy

The genus Rakaia was described by Hirst, 1926 with the type species Rakaia antipodiana Hirst, 1926. In the past, additional species since placed in Aoraki or Austropurcellia were once included.

Species

These species belong to the genus Rakaia:

• Rakaia antipodiana Hirst, 1926 – New Zealand
• Rakaia australis Forster, 1952 – New Zealand
• Rakaia collaris Roewer, 1942 – New Zealand
• Rakaia digitata Forster, 1952 – New Zealand
• Rakaia dorothea Phillipps & Grimmett, 1932 – New Zealand
• Rakaia florensis Forster, 1948 – New Zealand
• Rakaia insula Forster, 1952 – New Zealand
• Rakaia isolata Forster, 1952 – New Zealand
• Rakaia lindsayi Forster, 1952 – New Zealand
• Rakaia macra Boyer & Giribet, 2003 – New Zealand
• Rakaia magna Forster, 1948 – New Zealand
• Rakaia media Forster, 1948 – New Zealand
• Rakaia minutissima Forster, 1948 – New Zealand
• Rakaia pauli Forster, 1952 – New Zealand
• Rakaia solitaria Forster, 1948 – New Zealand
• Rakaia sorenseni Forster, 1952 – New Zealand
• Rakaia stewartiensis Forster, 1948 – New Zealand
• Rakaia uniloca Forster, 1952 – New Zealand

Etymology

The genus is feminine.

Further reading

• Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (eds.) (2007). Harvestmen – The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press, USA. ISBN 0-674-02343-9

External links

• Media related to Rakaia (genus) at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Rakaia (harvestman) at Wikispecies