Yoroa Explained

Yoroa is a genus of South Pacific comb-footed spiders that was first described by L. Baert in 1984.^[1] it contains two species, found in Australia and Papua New Guinea: Y. clypeoglandularis and Y. taylori.^[2]

The authors when describing a second species from northern Queensland – Yoroa taylori – also revised the descriptions of the genus and New Guinea species with specimens of the previously unknown females.^[3]

See also

• List of Theridiidae species

Further reading

• Harvey. M. S.. Waldock. J. M.. 2000. Review of the spider genus Yoroa Baert (Araneae: Theridiidae: Hadrotarsinae). Australian Journal of Entomology. 58–61. 39. 2. 10.1046/j.1440-6055.2000.00150.x.

Notes and References

1. Baert. L.. 1984. Spiders (Araneae) from Papua New Guinea. IV. Ochyroceratidae, Telemidae, Hadrotarsidae and Mysmenidae. Indo-Malayan Zoology. 225–244. 2.
2. Gen. Yoroa Baert, 1984. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2020-07-16. 2020. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.
3. Harvey . Mark S. . Waldock . Julianne M. . Review of the spider genus Yoroa Baert (Araneae: Theridiidae: Hadrotarsinae): Spider genus Yoroa . Australian Journal of Entomology . 7 July 2008 . 39 . 2 . 58–61 . 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2000.00150.x.