Zealanapis armata | |
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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: | Anapidae |
Genus: | Zealanapis |
Species: | Z. armata |
Binomial name | |
Zealanapis armata (Forster, 1951) | |
Synonyms | |
Chasmocephalon armatum |
Zealanapis armata is a species of Anapidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy
This species was described as Chasmocephalon armatum in 1951 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens collected in Wellington. In 1989 it was transferred to Zealanapis. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.
Description
The male is recorded at 1.27mm in length whereas the female is 1.19mm. This species has a dark brown carapace and abdomen.
Distribution
This species is known from throughout New Zealand.
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Zealanapis armata | |
Chasmocephalon armatum |
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