Maoriata magna
Appearance
Maoriata magna | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Orsolobidae |
Genus: | Maoriata |
Species: | M. magna
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Binomial name | |
Maoriata magna (Forster, 1956)
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Synonyms | |
Ascuta magna |
Maoriata magna is a species of Orsolobidae. The species is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described as "Ascuta magna" in 1956 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens collected in Fiordland.[1] In 1985, the species was made the type species of Maoriata.[2] The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]
Description
[edit]The male is recorded at 4.2mm in length whereas the female is 4.35mm. This species has a dark yellowish carapace, pale brown legs and creamy white coloured abdomen with a chevron pattern dorsally.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species is only known from Fiordland, New Zealand.[1][2]
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 e Forster, R. R (1956). "New Zealand spiders of the family Oonopidae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 7: 89–169.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.