Theridion ampliatum
| Theridion ampliatum | |
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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: | Theridiidae |
| Genus: | Theridion |
| Species: | T. ampliatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Theridion ampliatum Urquhart, 1892
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Theridion ampliatum is a species of Theridiidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described in 1892 by Arthur Urquhart from a female specimen.[1] It was redescribed in 1935.[2]
Description
[edit]The female is recorded at 3.8mm in length. The cephalothorax is coloured orange ochreous. The legs are creamy ochreous. The abdomen is yellowish olive green and is covered in flecks.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species is only known from Stratford, New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
[edit]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Urquhart, A. T. (1892). Descriptions of new species of Araneidae. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 24: 230-253
- ^ Bryant, E. B. (1935). Notes on some of Urquhart's species of spiders. Records of the Canterbury Museum 4: 53-70, pl. 8-9
- ^ 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.
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