Runga Explained

Runga is a genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family Physoglenidae that was first described by Raymond Robert Forster in 1990.^[1]

Species

it contains five species, found on the Polynesian Islands:^[2]

• Runga akaroa Forster, 1990 – New Zealand
• Runga flora Forster, 1990 – New Zealand
• Runga moana Forster, 1990 – New Zealand
• Runga nina Forster, 1990 (type) – New Zealand
• Runga raroa 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. Gen. Runga Forster, 1990. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-10-13. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.