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Amaurobioides pleta

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Amaurobioides pleta

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Anyphaenidae
Genus: Amaurobioides
Species:
A. pleta
Binomial name
Amaurobioides pleta
Forster, 1970

Amaurobioides pleta is a species of Anyphaenidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described in 1970 by Ray Forster from female and male specimens collected in Kaikoura. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]

Description

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The female is recorded at 9.48mm in length whereas the male is 5.61mm. This species has a reddish brown carapace and a brown abdomen that has pale chevron markings dorsally.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from north eastern South Island, New Zealand.[2]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Climate Impact", "Data Poor: Trend" and "Range Restricted".[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Forster, R.R. (1970). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part III". Otago Museum Bulletin. 3: 1–184.
  2. ^ Opell, Brent D.; Berger, Andrea M.; Bous, Sophia M.; Manning, Michael L. (2007-03-15). "Genetic relationships of Amaurobioides (Anyphaenidae) spiders from the southeastern coast of New Zealand". Zootaxa. 1425 (1). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1425.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
  3. ^ 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.