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Ascuta inopinata

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Ascuta inopinata

Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Orsolobidae
Genus: Ascuta
Species:
A. inopinata
Binomial name
Ascuta inopinata
Forster, 1956

Ascuta inopinata is a species of Orsolobidae spider of the genus Ascuta. The species is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described in 1956 by Ray Forster from a single male specimen collected on Mount Arthur.[1] It was redescribed in 1985.[2] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000052.[3]

Description

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The male is recorded at 2.29mm in length. The carapace is red brown. The legs are yellow brown. The abdomen is creamy with a chevron pattern.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from Mount Arthur and Mount Fell, New Zealand.[1][2]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Forster, R. R (1956). "New Zealand spiders of the family Oonopidae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 7: 89–169.
  2. ^ a b Forster, R.R; Platnick, N.L (1985). "A review of the austral spider family Orsolobidae (Arachnida, Araneae), with notes on the superfamily Dysderoidea". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 181: 1–230.
  3. ^ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  4. ^ Sirvid, P. J.; Vink, C. J.; Fitzgerald, B. M.; Wakelin, M. D.; Rolfe, J.; Michel, P. (2020-01-01). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.