| Ascuta media | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Not Threatened (NZ TCS) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Orsolobidae |
| Genus: | Ascuta |
| Species: | A. media |
| Binomial name | |
| Ascuta media Forster, 1956 | |
Ascuta media is a species of spider in the family Orsolobidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy
Ascuta media was described in 1956 by Raymond Forster. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.
Description
Cephalothorax and chelicerae are a uniform brown colour. Legs are paler in colour. Eyes are ringed with black colour. Abdomen is creamy white with chevron patterns.
Distribution
Ascuta media is endemic to Fiordland in New Zealand.
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".
References
- "Oldstyle id: ec2bb3c9888ede3d3175e04d26e6f1e0". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands.
- ^ Forster, R. R. (1956b). New Zealand spiders of the family Oonopidae. Records of the Canterbury Museum 7: 89-169.
- 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Ascuta media | |