Ourea (spider)
| Ourea | |
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| O. petroides | |
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| 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 | |
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12, see text | |
Ourea is a predominantly alpine[1] genus of spiders in the family Salticidae found in New Zealand.[2]
Distribution
The genus Ourea is endemic to the South Island of New Zealand.[1] Members of this genus are typically found in alpine regions although some species such as O. kohatu have been recorded at lower altitudes.[1]
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
Other undescribed species from Fiordland, the Chatham Islands and several subantarctic island species in the genus Clynotis may also belong in Ourea.[1]
Etymology
The genus name references the concept from Greek mythology wherein each mountain has a unique deity, or ‘Ourea’. This choice of name also reflects the alpine range of this genus.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 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 (5): 716–795. doi:10.1080/03014223.2025.2507911.
- 1 2 "Gen. Ourea Long, Vink & Paterson, 2025". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
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