Nomaua Explained

Nomaua is a genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family Physoglenidae that was first described by Raymond Robert Forster in 1990.^[1] Originally placed with the Linyphiidae, it was moved to the Synotaxidae in 1990, and is now considered a senior synonym of Wairua.^[2]

Species

it contains twelve species, found on the Polynesian Islands:^[3]

• Nomaua arborea Forster, 1990 – New Zealand
• Nomaua cauda Forster, 1990 – New Zealand
• Nomaua crinifrons (Urquhart, 1891) (type) – New Zealand
• Nomaua nelson Forster, 1990 – New Zealand
• Nomaua perdita Forster, 1990 – New Zealand
• Nomaua rakiura Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2009 – New Zealand (Stewart Is.)
• Nomaua repanga Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2009 – New Zealand
• Nomaua rimutaka Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2009 – New Zealand
• Nomaua taranga Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2009 – New Zealand
• Nomaua urquharti Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2009 – New Zealand
• Nomaua waikanae (Forster, 1990) – New Zealand
• Nomaua waikaremoana Forster, 1990 – New Zealand

See also

• List of Physoglenidae species

Notes and References

1. Forster. R. R.. Platnick. N. I.. Coddington. J.. 1990. A proposal and review of the spider family Synotaxidae (Araneae, Araneoidea), with notes on theridiid interrelationships. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 1–116. 193. Raymond_Robert_Forster. Norman_I._Platnick. Jonathan_A._Coddington.
2. Fitzgerald. B. M.. Sirvid. P. J.. 2009. A revision of Nomaua (Araneae: Synotaxidae) and description of a new synotaxid genus from New Zealand. Tuhinga. 20. 139.
3. Gen. Nomaua Forster, 1990. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-10-13. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.