Paradictyna ilamia
Appearance
Paradictyna ilamia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Dictynidae |
Genus: | Paradictyna |
Species: | P. ilamia
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Binomial name | |
Paradictyna ilamia Forster, 1970
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Paradictyna ilamia is a species of Dictynidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described in 1970 by Ray Forster from female specimens collected in Riccarton Bush. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]
Description
[edit]The female is recorded at 1.95mm in length. In life, the spider is green with a reddish brown patch on the dorsal surface of the abdomen.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species is only known from Riccarton Bush in Christchurch, 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", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".[2]
References
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- ^ a b c d Forster, R.R. (1970). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part III". Otago Museum Bulletin. 3: 1–184.
- ^ 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.