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Pakeha (spider)

genus of arachnids

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMar 29, 2026
Entity authorityQ3360720 ↗
Source-derived summary

Pakeha is a genus of South Pacific araneomorph spiders in the family Cycloctenidae, first described by Raymond Robert Forster & C. L. Wilton in 1973. The genus is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This genus was initially placed in the family Amaurobiidae but was later transferred to Cycloctenidae.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Pakeha (spider)” as genus of arachnids. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Pakeha, spider and genus.

Editorial reviewA practical orientation to terminology and classification, particularly when read beside dated observations, specimens or technical literature. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1973—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Pakeha, spider and genus providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Pakeha (spider)”, the useful work is to connect “genus of arachnids” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Datasets, specimens, observations and peer-reviewed methods provide the appropriate test for the technical claims summarized here. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 29, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3360720. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1973.

Critical limits

Scientific names, classifications and consensus can change while older terminology persists in catalogues and historical literature. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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This entry incorporates text from “Pakeha (spider)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.