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Scotospilus plenus

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Scotospilus plenus

Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Hahniidae
Genus: Scotospilus
Species:
S. plenus
Binomial name
Scotospilus plenus
(Forster, 1970)
Synonyms

Tuana plena

Scotospilus plenus is a species of Hahniidae spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described as Tuana plena by Ray Forster in 1970 from male and female specimens.[1] In 1986, Tuana was recognized as a synonym of Scotospilus, so the species name was changed to Scotospilus plenus.[2] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000089.[3]

Description

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The male is recorded at 1.72mm in length whereas the female is 2mm. The carapace is dark brown. The legs are yellow brown. The abdomen is purplish with faint markings dorsally.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from Westland, New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

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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".[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin 3: 1-184
  2. ^ Brignoli, P. M. (1986). Spiders from Melanesia III. A new Alistra (Araneae, Hahniidae) from the Solomon Islands. Bollettino del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona 11: 327-332
  3. ^ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
  4. ^ 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.