Delena Explained

Delena is a genus of South Pacific huntsman spiders that was first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837.^[1]

Species

it contains eleven species, found in New Zealand and Australia:^[2]

• Delena cancerides Walckenaer, 1837 (type) – Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand
• Delena convexa (Hirst, 1991) – Australia (Western Australia)
• Delena craboides Walckenaer, 1837 – Australia
• Delena gloriosa (Rainbow, 1917) – Australia (South Australia)
• Delena kosciuskoensis (Hirst, 1991) – Australia (New South Wales)
• Delena lapidicola (Hirst, 1991) – Australia (Western Australia)
• Delena loftiensis (Hirst, 1991) – Australia (South Australia)
• Delena melanochelis (Strand, 1913) – Australia (Victoria)
• Delena nigrifrons (Simon, 1908) – Australia (Western Australia)
• Delena spenceri (Hogg, 1903) – Australia (Tasmania, King Is.)
• Delena tasmaniensis (Hirst, 1991) – Australia (Tasmania)

See also

• List of Sparassidae species

Notes and References

1. Book: Walckenaer, C. A.. 1837. Histoire naturelle des insectes. Aptères. 1–682. 10.5962/bhl.title.61095. Paris 1 . Charles Athanase Walckenaer.
2. Gen. Delena Walckenaer, 1837. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-10-13. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2. Gloor. Daniel. Nentwig. Wolfgang. Blick. Theo. Kropf. Christian.