Pahora media
| Pahora media | |
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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: | Pahora |
| Species: | P. media
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| Binomial name | |
| Pahora media Forster, 1990
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Pahora media is a species of Physoglenidae spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described in 1990 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens.[1] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03015018.[2]
Description
[edit]The male is recorded at 1.90mm in length whereas the female is 1.75mm. This species has a carapace that is shaded and has a pale band dorsally. The abdomen is mottled grey and white.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species is only known from Marlborough and Nelson in New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c d 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
- ^ "Specimen Details". scd.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ 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.