Kapanga isulata
| Kapanga isulata | |
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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: | Hahniidae |
| Genus: | Kapanga |
| Species: | K. isulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Kapanga isulata (Forster, 1970)
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| Synonyms | |
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Tuata isulata | |
Kapanga isulata is a species of Hahniidae spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described as Tuata isulata in 1970 by Ray Forster from female specimens.[1] In 1986 it was moved to the Kapanga genus.[2] The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]
Description
[edit]The female is recorded at 2.38mm in length. The carapace is orange brown. The legs are yellow brown with dark markings. The abdomen has a chevron pattern dorsally.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species is only known from Southland, New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
[edit]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin 3: 1-184
- ^ Brignoli, P. M. (1986). Spiders from Melanesia III. A new Alistra (Araneae, Hahniidae) from the Solomon Islands. Bollettino del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona 11: 327-332
- ^ 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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