Zealanapis armata
Appearance
Zealanapis armata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Anapidae |
Genus: | Zealanapis |
Species: | Z. armata
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Binomial name | |
Zealanapis armata (Forster, 1951)
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Synonyms | |
Chasmocephalon armatum |
Zealanapis armata is a species of Anapidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described as Chasmocephalon armatum in 1951 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens collected in Wellington.[2] In 1989 it was transferred to Zealanapis.[1] The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]
Description
[edit]The male is recorded at 1.27mm in length whereas the female is 1.19mm. This species has a dark brown carapace and abdomen.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species is known from throughout New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
[edit]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Platnick, N.I.; Forster, R.R. (1989). "A revision of the temperate South American and Australasian spiders of the family Anapidae (Araneae, Araneoidea)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 190: 1–139.
- ^ a b Forster, R.R. (1951). "New Zealand spiders of the family Symphytognathidae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 5: 231–244.
- ^ 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.