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Ariadna barbigera

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Ariadna barbigera

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Segestriidae
Genus: Ariadna
Species:
A. barbigera
Binomial name
Ariadna barbigera
Simon, 1905

Ariadna barbigera is a species of tube-dwelling spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described in 1905 by Eugène Simon from female specimens collected by Hugo Schauinsland during his 1896-1897 trip to the Chatham Islands.[1]

Description

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The female is recorded as 8-10mm in length. The carapace dark brown.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from the Chatham Islands, New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "Range Restricted".[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Simon, Eugene (1905). "Arachnides des îles Chatham. (Ergebnisse einer Reise nach dem Pacific. Schauinsland 1896-1897)". Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere. 21: 415–424.
  2. ^ 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.