Rinawa Explained

Rinawa is a genus of South Pacific dwarf sheet spiders that was first described by Raymond Robert Forster in 1970.^[1]

Species

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

• Rinawa bola Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
• Rinawa cantuaria Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
• Rinawa otagoensis Forster, 1970 (type) – New Zealand
• Rinawa pula Forster, 1970 – New Zealand

Notes and References

1. Forster. R. R.. 1970. The spiders of New Zealand. Part III.. Otago Museum Bulletin. 1–184. 3.
2. Gen. Rinawa Forster, 1970. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-06-07. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.