Mahura Explained

Mahura is a genus of South Pacific funnel weavers first described by Raymond Robert Forster & C. L. Wilton in 1973 and known only from New Zealand. They are fairly common, though small spiders, ranging from 1.5mm3.5mm long.^[1]

Species

it contains eighteen species:^[2]

• Mahura accola Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
• Mahura bainhamensis Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
• Mahura boara Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
• Mahura crypta Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
• Mahura detrita Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
• Mahura hinua Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
• Mahura musca Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
• Mahura rubella Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
• Mahura rufula Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
• Mahura scuta Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
• Mahura sorenseni Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
• Mahura southgatei Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
• Mahura spinosa Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
• Mahura spinosoides Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
• Mahura takahea Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
• Mahura tarsa Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
• Mahura turris Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
• Mahura vella Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand

Notes and References

1. Forster. R. R.. Wilton. C. L.. 1973. The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV.. Otago Museum Bulletin. 1–309. 4.
2. Web site: Gen. Mahura Forster & Wilton, 1973. World Spider Catalog. 2019-04-16. Natural History Museum Bern.