Hortophora

Hortophora is a genus of South Pacific orb-weaver spiders first described by V. W. Framenau, R. L. C. Baptista and F. S. M. Oliveira in 2021.

Species

it contains thirteen species:

• H. biapicata <small>(L. Koch, 1871)</small> – Australia
• H. capitalis <small>(L. Koch, 1871)</small> – New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji
• H. cucullus <small>Framenau & Castanheira, 2021</small> – Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia)
• H. flavicoma <small>(Simon, 1880)</small> – New Caledonia (incl. Loyalty Is.)
• H. lodicula <small>(Keyserling, 1887)</small> – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania)
• H. megacantha <small>Framenau & Castanheira, 2021</small> – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
• H. porongurup <small>Framenau & Castanheira, 2021</small> – Australia (Western Australia)
• H. tatianeae <small>Framenau & Castanheira, 2021</small> – Australia (South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania)
• H. transmarina <small>(Keyserling, 1865)</small> – Papua New Guinea, Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Norfolk Is.)
• H. urbana <small>(Keyserling, 1887)</small> – Australia (Western Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria)
• H. viridis <small>(Keyserling, 1865)</small> – Samoa
• H. walesiana <small>(Karsch, 1878)</small> – Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales)
• H. yesabah <small>Framenau & Castanheira, 2021</small> – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)

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