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Nomaua crinifrons

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Nomaua crinifrons

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Physoglenidae
Genus: Nomaua
Species:
N. crinifrons
Binomial name
Nomaua crinifrons
(Urquhart, 1891)
Synonyms

Cornicularia crinifrons
Bolyphantes crinifrons

Nomaua crinifrons is a species of Physoglenidae spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described as Cornicularia crinifrons in 1891 by Arthur Urquhart.[2] It was most recently revised in 2009.[1]

Description

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The male is recorded at 3.31mm in length whereas the female is 2.99mm.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from the Taranaki region in 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 qualifier of "Range Restricted".[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Fitzgerald, B. M. & Sirvid, P. J. (2009). A revision of Nomaua (Araneae: Synotaxidae) and description of a new synotaxid genus from New Zealand. Tuhinga 20: 137-158
  2. ^ Urquhart, A. T. (1891a). On new species of Araneae. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 23: 128-189, pl. 21
  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.