| Aotearoa magna | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Mecysmaucheniidae |
| Genus: |
Aotearoa Forster & Platnick, 1984 |
| Species: | A. magna |
| Binomial name | |
|
Aotearoa magna (Forster, 1949) |
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Aotearoa magna is a species of spiders in the Mecysmaucheniidae family. It was first described in 1949 by Forster. As of 2017[update], it is the only species in the genus Aotearoa, erected by 1984 by Forster and Platnick in 1984. It is found in New Zealand. (The Māori name of the island is Aotearoa.)