runga
{{Short description| Genus of spiders}}
{{About|the genus of spiders|the Estonian village|Rünga|the African language|Aiki language}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| taxon = Runga
| authority = Forster, 1990
| type_species = R. nina
| type_species_authority = Forster, 1990
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = 5, see text
}}
Runga is a genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family Physoglenidae that was first described by Raymond Robert Forster in 1990.{{cite journal| last1=Forster| first1=R. R.| last2=Platnick| first2=N. I.| last3=Coddington| first3=J.| year=1990| title=A proposal and review of the spider family Synotaxidae (Araneae, Araneoidea), with notes on theridiid interrelationships| journal=Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History| pages=1–116| volume=193| author-link=Raymond_Robert_Forster| author-link2=Norman_I._Platnick| author-link3=Jonathan_A._Coddington}}
Species
{{as of|2019|09}} it contains five species, found on the Polynesian Islands:{{cite journal| title=Gen. Runga Forster, 1990| website=World Spider Catalog Version 20.0| access-date=2019-10-13| year=2019| publisher=Natural History Museum Bern| url=http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/3218| doi=10.24436/2}}
- Runga akaroa Forster, 1990 – New Zealand
- Runga flora Forster, 1990 – New Zealand
- Runga moana Forster, 1990 – New Zealand
- Runga nina Forster, 1990 (type) – New Zealand
- Runga raroa Forster, 1990 – New Zealand
See also
References
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Category:Taxa named by Raymond Robert Forster
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