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Stanwellia hapua

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Species of spider

Stanwellia hapua
Conservation status

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Pycnothelidae
Genus: Stanwellia
Species: S. hapua
Binomial name
Stanwellia hapua
(Forster, 1968)
Synonyms

Aparua hapua

Stanwellia hapua is a species of mygalomorph spider endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described as Aparua hapua in 1968 by Ray Forster from a single female specimen collected in Little Barrier Island by Graham Turbott. It was transferred into the Stanwellia genus in 1983. The holotype is stored in Auckland War Memorial Museum under registration number AMNZ5044.

Description

The female is recorded at 11.3mm in length. The carapace is reddish brown. The legs are yellow brown. The abdomen has reddish brown markings dorsally.

Distribution

This species is only known from Little Barrier Island, New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "One Location".

References

  1. ^ Forster, Raymond Robert; Wilton, Cecil Louis (1968-01-01). "The Spiders of New Zealand Part II: Ctenizidae, Dipluridae & Migidae" (PDF). Otago Museum bulletin. 2: 1–166.
  2. Main, Barbara York (1983). "Further studies on the systematics of Australian Diplurinae (Chelicerata: Mygalomorphae: Dipluridae): Two new genera from south western Australia". Journal of Natural History. 17 (6): 923–949. doi:10.1080/00222938300770731. ISSN 0022-2933.
  3. "Stanwellia hapua". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  4. 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
Stanwellia hapua
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