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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Ordo: Araneae
Subordo: Opisthothelae
Infraordo: Araneomorphae
Taxon: Neocribellatae
Series: Entelegynae
Superfamilia: Agelenoidea

Familia: Agelenidae
Genus: Mahura
Species (18): M. accola – M. bainhamensis – M. boara – M. crypta – M. detrita – M. hinua – M. musca – M. rubella – M. rufula – M. scuta – M. sorenseni – M. southgatei – M. spinosa – M. spinosoides – M. takahea – M. tarsa – M. turris – M. vella
Name

Mahura Forster & Wilton, 1973: 48

Gender: feminine

Type species: Mahura turris Raymond Robert Forster & Louis Wilton, 1973, by original designation
References
Primary references

Forster, R.R.; Wilton, C.L. 1973: The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Agelenidae, Stiphidiidae, Amphinectidae, Amaurobiidae, Neolanidae, Ctenidae, Psechridae. Otago Museum bulletin, 4. 309 pp. Reference page.

Mahura is a genus of South Pacific funnel weavers first described by Raymond Robert Forster & C. L. Wilton in 1973 and known only from New Zealand. They are fairly common, though small spiders, ranging from 1.5 to 3.5 millimetres (0.059 to 0.138 in) long.[2]
Species

As of April 2019 it contains eighteen species:[1]

Mahura accola Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
Mahura bainhamensis Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
Mahura boara Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
Mahura crypta Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
Mahura detrita Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
Mahura hinua Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
Mahura musca Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
Mahura rubella Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
Mahura rufula Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
Mahura scuta Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
Mahura sorenseni Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
Mahura southgatei Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
Mahura spinosa Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
Mahura spinosoides Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
Mahura takahea Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
Mahura tarsa Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
Mahura turris Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
Mahura vella Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand

References

"Gen. Mahura Forster & Wilton, 1973". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
Forster, R. R.; Wilton, C. L. (1973). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV". Otago Museum Bulletin. 4: 1–309.

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