Prasonica plagiata
Appearance
Prasonica plagiata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Araneidae |
Genus: | Prasonica |
Species: | P. plagiata
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Binomial name | |
Prasonica plagiata (Dalmas, 1917)
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Synonyms | |
Lobetina plagiata |
Prasonica plagiata is a species of Araneidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described as Lobetina plagiata in 1917 by Raymond Comte de Dalmas.[1] The genus Lobetina was recognised as a synonym of Prasonica in 1971, so the species is now known by the name Prasonica plagiata.[2]
Description
[edit]The body is recorded at 5 mm (0.20 in) in length.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species is endemic to 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 Dalmas, R. de. (1917). "Araignées de Nouvelle-Zélande". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 86: 317–430.
- ^ Grasshoff, M. (1971). "Die Tribus Mangorini, IV. Die Mangora-Gruppe (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneidae-Araneinae)". Senckenbergiana Biologica. 52 (3–5): 293–311.
- ^ 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.