World Spider Catalog

Genus: Porrhothele Simon, 1892 | Family: Porrhothelidae Hedin & Bond, 2018

Porrhothele moana Forster, 1968

SPECIES | ACCEPTED

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000217

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Described:

Distribution: New Zealand

External Resources*: GBIF

Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: Otago Museum (OM), Dunedin, New Zealand m - (Forster, 1968)
Allotype: Otago Museum (OM), Dunedin, New Zealand f - (Forster, 1968)

Taxonomic References

Porrhothele moana Forster, 1968: 173, f. 553-557 (Dmf) Original description

References

Forster, R. R. (1968). The spiders of New Zealand. Part II. Ctenizidae, Dipluridae. Otago Museum Bulletin 2: 1-72, 126-180. -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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GBIF.org (2026). GBIF Home Page (via GBIF API). Available from: https://www.gbif.org [8 January 2026]

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2026-03-05	Type repository inserted	Forster, 1968