Muritaia Explained

Muritaia is a genus of South Pacific tangled nest spiders first described by Raymond Robert Forster & C. L. Wilton in 1973.^[1]

Species

it contains five species, all found in New Zealand:^[2]

• Muritaia kaituna Forster & Wilton, 1973 – New Zealand
• Muritaia longispinata Forster & Wilton, 1973 – New Zealand
• Muritaia orientalis Forster & Wilton, 1973 – New Zealand
• Muritaia parabusa Forster & Wilton, 1973 – New Zealand
• Muritaia suba 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. Muritaia Forster & Wilton, 1973. World Spider Catalog. 2019-05-08. Natural History Museum Bern.