Mangua forsteri
| Mangua forsteri | |
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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: | Physoglenidae |
| Genus: | Mangua |
| Species: | M. forsteri
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| Binomial name | |
| Mangua forsteri (Brignoli, 1983)
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Mangua forsteri is a species of Physoglenidae spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described as Linyphia setosa in 1964 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens.[2] The species name was changed to Linyphia forsteri in 1983.[3] It was most recently revised in 1990, in which it was moved to the Mangua genus.[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000108.[4]
Description
[edit]The male is recorded at 2.14mm in length whereas the female is 1.66mm. The male has a dark brown cephalothorax and dark brown legs. The abdomen is black brown and has a pale pattern dorsally.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species is known from the subantarctic Campbell Island and Auckland Islands in New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
[edit]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Forster, R. R., Platnick, N. I. & Coddington, J. (1990). A proposal and review of the spider family Synotaxidae (Araneae, Araneoidea), with notes on theridiid interrelationships. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 193: 1-116
- ^ a b Forster, R. R. (1964b). The Araneae and Opiliones of the subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Pacific Insects Monographs 7: 58-115
- ^ Brignoli, P. M. (1983c). A catalogue of the Araneae described between 1940 and 1981. Manchester University Press, 755 pp
- ^ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
- ^ 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.
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