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Pounamuella ramsayi

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Pounamuella ramsayi

Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Orsolobidae
Genus: Pounamuella
Species:
P. ramsayi
Binomial name
Pounamuella ramsayi
(Forster, 1956)
Synonyms

Pounamua vulgaris ramsayi

Pounamuella ramsayi is a species of Orsolobidae. The species is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described as Pounamua vulgaris ramsayi (a subspecies) in 1956 by Ray Forster from a male specimen collected in Fiordland.[1] This subspecies was changed to a species in 1985.[2] The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]

Description

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The male is recorded at 1.61mm whereas the female is recorded at 2.11mm. This male is coloured with pale yellow-brown legs, a brown carapace and an nearly uniform purple abdomen. The female is similar to the male.[2][1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from Fiordland, New Zealand.[2]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Forster, R. R (1956). "New Zealand spiders of the family Oonopidae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 7: 89–169.
  2. ^ a b c Forster, R.R; Platnick, N.L (1985). "A review of the austral spider family Orsolobidae (Arachnida, Araneae), with notes on the superfamily Dysderoidea". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 181: 1–230.
  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.