Tekella Explained

Tekella is a genus of South Pacific araneomorph spiders in the family Cyatholipidae, and was first described by A. T. Urquhart in 1894.^[1]

Species

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

• Tekella absidata Urquhart, 1894 – New Zealand
• Tekella bisetosa Forster, 1988 – New Zealand
• Tekella lineata Forster, 1988 – New Zealand
• Tekella nemoralis (Urquhart, 1889) (type) – New Zealand
• Tekella unisetosa Forster, 1988 – New Zealand

Notes and References

1. Urquhart. A. T.. 1894. Description of new species of Araneae.. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 204–218. 26.
2. Gen. Tekella Urquhart, 1894. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-05-30. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.