Plectophanes hollowayae

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Plectophanes hollowayae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Cycloctenidae
Genus: Plectophanes
Species:
P. hollowayae
Binomial name
Plectophanes hollowayae
Forster, 1964

Plectophanes hollowayae is a species of araneomorph spider in the family Cycloctenidae.[1] This species is endemic to New Zealand and was first described by Ray Forster in 1964 and named in honour of Beverley Holloway.[1] The holotype specimen was collected by Beverley Holloway and Richard Dell at Solomon Island, off Stewart Island, during the 1955 Dominion Museum expedition.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c R R Forster (1 June 1964). "The spider family Toxopidae (Araneae)". Annals of the Natal Museum. 16 (1): 113–151. hdl:10520/AJA03040798_773. ISSN 0304-0798. Wikidata Q94767876.
  2. ^ "Plectophanes hollowayae Forster, 1964". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 22 April 2024.