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Paranapis insula

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Paranapis insula

Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Anapidae
Genus: Paranapis
Species:
P. insula
Binomial name
Paranapis insula
(Forster, 1951)
Synonyms

Chasmocephalon insulum
Pseudanapis insula

Paranapis insula is a species of Anapidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described as Chasmocephalon insulum in 1951 by Ray Forster from a single male specimen.[2] In 1959 it was transferred to Pseudanapis.[3] It was most recently transferred to Paranapis in 1989 where the female was also described.[1] The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[2]

Description

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The male is recorded at 1.41mm in length whereas the female is 1.37mm. This species has a dark reddish brown carapace and legs. The abdomen is a mix of pale brown and white colours.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from the North Island of New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Platnick, N.I.; Forster, R.R. (1989). "A revision of the temperate South American and Australasian spiders of the family Anapidae (Araneae, Araneoidea)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 190: 1–139.
  2. ^ a b Forster, R.R. (1951). "New Zealand spiders of the family Symphytognathidae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 5: 231–244.
  3. ^ Forster, R.R. (1959). "The spiders of the family Symphytognathidae". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 86 (3/4): 269–329.
  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.