Duripelta mawhero
| Duripelta mawhero | |
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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: | Orsolobidae |
| Genus: | Duripelta |
| Species: | D. mawhero
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| Binomial name | |
| Duripelta mawhero | |
Duripelta mawhero is a species of Orsolobidae. The species is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described in 1985 by Ray Forster and Norman Platnick from male and female specimens collected in Nelson and Marlborough.[1] The holotype is stored at the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014995.[2]
Description
[edit]The male is recorded at 2.36mm in length whereas the female is 2.16mm.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species is only known from Nelson and Marlborough in New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
[edit]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[3]
References
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- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ "Specimen Details". scd.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ 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.
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