Colaranea brunnea
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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: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Colaranea |
| Species: | C. brunnea
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| Binomial name | |
| Colaranea brunnea Court & Forster, 1988
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Colaranea brunnea is a species of orb-weaver spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]Colaranea brunnea was described in 1988 by David J. Court and Raymond Robert Forster. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]
Description
[edit]Colaranea brunnea has a chocolate brown colouration, but has a notable white band going down the dorsal side of its abdomen. Excluding the legs, females are about 6.1mm in length whereas males are about 5.1mm in length. C. brunnea live in forest habitat.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species is endemic to 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 Court, D. J. & Forster, R. R. (1988). The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Araneidae. Otago Museum Bulletin 6: 68-124.
- ^ 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.