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Pacificana cockayni
Pacificana is a genus of spiders in the family Cycloctenidae. It was first described in 1904 by Hogg. As of 2025, it contains only one species, Pacificana cockayni (Pacific Bounty hunter), found only on the Bounty Islands in New Zealand.
From the article Pacificana on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Female body length ranges from 12.7 to 22 mm. The cephalothorax is dark brown with yellow markings on the carapace. The legs are yellow and ringed with brown bands. The abdomen has yellow and black stripes dorsally. Male body length is between 12.2 and 14.7 mm. Colouring is similar to the female, but with more extensive yellow markings on the carapace.
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Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 394197.