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Toxopsiella alpina

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Toxopsiella alpina

Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Cycloctenidae
Genus: Toxopsiella
Species:
T. alpina
Binomial name
Toxopsiella alpina
Forster, 1964

Toxopsiella alpina is a species of Cycloctenidae spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described in 1964 by Ray Forster from female specimens.[2] It was most recently revised in 1979. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]

Description

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The female is recorded at 6.91mm in length. This species has a pale yellow cephalothorax. The abdomen is pale and has dark markings dorsally.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from Canterbury, 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".[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. (1979). The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Cycloctenidae, Gnaphosidae, Clubionidae. Otago Museum Bulletin 5: 1-95
  2. ^ Forster, R. R. (1964). The spider family Toxopidae (Araneae). Annals of the Natal Museum 16: 113-151
  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.