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Neoramia margaretae

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Neoramia margaretae

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Stiphidiidae
Genus: Neoramia
Species:
N. margaretae
Binomial name
Neoramia margaretae
Forster & Wilton, 1973

Neoramia margaretae is a species of Stiphidiidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described in 1973 by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]

Description

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The male is recorded at 4.4mm in length whereas the female is 10mm. The cephalothorax is coloured pale yellowish orange and is darker anteriorly. The legs have dark bands. The abdomen is dark with a pattern dorsally.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from Open Bay Island in Westland, 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 "One Location".[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin 4: 1-309
  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.