For other uses, see Tawhai (disambiguation).
Tawhai
TaxonTawhai arborea
Authority(Urquhart, 1891)[1]
Parent authorityÁlvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020[1]

Tawhai is a monotypic genus of Polynesian long-jawed orb-weavers containing the single species Tawhai arborea. The genus was first described by A. Álvarez-Padilla, R. J. Kallal and Gustavo Hormiga in 2020,[2] and it has only been found in New Zealand.[1] The type species, Tawhai arborea, was originally described under the name "Tetragnatha arborea".[3]

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References

  1. ^ "Gen. Tawhai Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  2. ^ "Taxonomy and phylogenetics of Nanometinae and other Australasian orb-weaving spiders (Araneae: Tetragnathidae)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 438: 1–107. 2020. doi:10.1206/0003-0090.438.1.1
  3. ^ "On new species of Araneae". Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 23: 128–189. 1891.