Forsterina Explained

Forsterina is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders that was first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967.^[1]

Species

it contains nine species:^[2]

• Forsterina alticola (Berland, 1924) – New Caledonia
• Forsterina annulipes (L. Koch, 1872) – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales, Lord Howe Is.)
• Forsterina armigera (Simon, 1908) – Australia (Western Australia)
• Forsterina cryphoeciformis (Simon, 1908) (type) – Australia (Western Australia)
• Forsterina koghiana Gray, 1992 – New Caledonia
• Forsterina segestrina (L. Koch, 1872) – Australia (New South Wales)
• Forsterina velifera (Simon, 1908) – Australia (Western Australia)
• Forsterina virgosa (Simon, 1908) – Australia (Western Australia)
• Forsterina vultuosa (Simon, 1908) – Australia (Western Australia)

Notes and References

1. Lehtinen. P. T.. 1967. Classification of the cribellate spiders and some allied families, with notes on the evolution of the suborder Araneomorpha.. Annales Zoologici Fennici. 199–468. 4.
2. Gen. Forsterina Lehtinen, 1967. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-05-31. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.