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Cryptaranea stewartensis

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Cryptaranea stewartensis

Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Cryptaranea
Species:
C. stewartensis
Binomial name
Cryptaranea stewartensis
Court & Forster, 1988

Cryptaranea stewartensis is a species of orb-weaver spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described in 1988 by David Court and Ray Forster from female and male specimens collected in Stewart Island.[1] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014958.[2]

Description

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The female is recorded at 6.4mm in length whereas the male is 5.7mm.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from Stewart Island and its surrounding islands in New Zealand.

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Court, D. J. & Forster, R. R. (1988). The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Araneidae. Otago Museum Bulletin 6: 68-124.
  2. ^ "Specimen Details". scd.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  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.