Ourea (spider)

Ourea
O. petroides
O. otagoensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Ourea
Long, Vink & Paterson, 2025[1]
Type species
O. petroides
Long, Vink & Paterson, 2025
Species

12, see text

Ourea is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae.[2]

Distribution

The genus Ourea is endemic to New Zealand.[2]

Species

  • O. paparoa
  • O. saffroclypeus

As of January 2026, this genus includes twelve species:[2]

  • Ourea alpinus Long, Vink & Paterson, 2025 – New Zealand
  • Ourea cyanofemorus Long, Vink & Paterson, 2025 – New Zealand
  • Ourea kohatu Long, Vink & Paterson, 2025 – New Zealand
  • Ourea kowhai Long, Vink & Paterson, 2025 – New Zealand
  • Ourea marmoratus Long, Vink & Paterson, 2025 – New Zealand
  • Ourea mauka Long, Vink & Paterson, 2025 – New Zealand
  • Ourea occidentalis Long, Vink & Paterson, 2025 – New Zealand
  • Ourea otagoensis Long, Vink & Paterson, 2025 – New Zealand
  • Ourea paparoa Long, Vink & Paterson, 2025 – New Zealand
  • Ourea petroides Long, Vink & Paterson, 2025 – New Zealand
  • Ourea saffroclypeus Long, Vink & Paterson, 2025 – New Zealand
  • Ourea striatops Long, Vink & Paterson, 2025 – New Zealand

References

  1. ^ Long, R. G.; Vink, C. J.; Paterson, A. M. (2025). "A new genus of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) inhabiting the South Island New Zealand rocky alpine zone". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 52: 716–795. doi:10.1080/03014223.2025.2507911.
  2. ^ a b c "Gen. Ourea Long, Vink & Paterson, 2025". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-23.


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