Clubiona delicata
| Clubiona delicata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Clubionidae |
| Genus: | Clubiona |
| Species: | C. delicata
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| Binomial name | |
| Clubiona delicata Forster, 1979
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Clubiona delicata is a species of Clubionidae spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described in 1979 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]
Description
[edit]The male is recorded at 3.8mm in length whereas the female is 3.7mm. The carapace is pale brown while the legs are paler. The abdomen is covered in spots dorsally and ventrally (less dense on the latter).[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species is only known from Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
[edit]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. (1979). The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Cycloctenidae, Gnaphosidae, Clubionidae. Otago Museum Bulletin 5: 1-95
- ^ 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.