Neoramia matua | |
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Conservation status | |
Not Threatened (NZ TCS) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Stiphidiidae |
Genus: | Neoramia |
Species: | N. matua |
Binomial name | |
Neoramia matua Forster & Wilton, 1973 |
Neoramia matua is a species of Stiphidiidae that is endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy
This species was described in 1973 by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.
Description
The male is recorded at 8.3mm in length whereas the female is 8.6mm. The cephalothorax is coloured pale creamy orange and is darker anteriorly. The legs are banded. The abdomen has a pattern dorsally.
Distribution
This species is only known from Otago, New Zealand.
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".
References
- ^ Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin 4: 1-309
- 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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Neoramia matua |
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