Pua novaezealandiae
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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: | Anapidae |
| Genus: | Pua Forster, 1959[1] |
| Species: | P. novaezealandiae
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| Pua novaezealandiae Forster, 1959[1]
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Pua novaezealandiae is a species of spiders in the family Anapidae. It is the only species in the genus Pua. It is found only in New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described in 1959 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[2]
Description
[edit]The male is recorded at 0.82mm in length whereas the female is 0.90mm.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species is known from the North Island and South Island of New Zealand.[3]
Conservation status
[edit]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Gen. Pua Forster, 1959", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2017-03-03
- ^ a b Forster, R.R. (1959). "The spiders of the family Symphytognathidae". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 86 (3/4): 269–329.
- ^ Rix, Michael; Harvey, Mark (2010-02-22). "The spider family Micropholcommatidae (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneoidea): a relimitation and revision at the generic level". ZooKeys (36): 1–321. Bibcode:2010ZooK...36....1R. doi:10.3897/zookeys.36.306. hdl:2440/86515. ISSN 1313-2970.
- ^ 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.