Acroaspis decorosa
| Acroaspis decorosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Acroaspis |
| Species: | A. decorosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Acroaspis decorosa (Urquhart, 1894)
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Acroaspis decorosa is a species of orbweaver spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]Acroaspis decorsa was first described in 1894 as Epeira decorosa by Arthur Urquhart.[2] This species was later moved to the Eriophora genus by Ray Forster in 1988.[1] The species was moved again in 2010 to the Acroaspis genus.[3] The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]
Description
[edit]The male is recorded at 5mm in length whereas the female is 8.5mm.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
[edit]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened" with the qualifier of "Secure Overseas".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Court, D. J. & Forster, R. R. (1988). The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Araneidae. Otago Museum Bulletin 6: 68-124.
- ^ Urquhart, A. T. (1894). Description of new species of Araneae. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 26: 204-218.
- ^ Framenau, V. W., Dupérré, N., Blackledge, T. A. & Vink, C. (2010). Systematics of the new Australasian orb-weaving spider genus Backobourkia (Araneae: Araneidae: Araneinae). Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 68: 79-111.
- ^ 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.