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Toxopsiella nelsonensis

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Toxopsiella nelsonensis

Not Threatened (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. nelsonensis
Binomial name
Toxopsiella nelsonensis
Forster, 1979

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

Taxonomy

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This species was described in 1979 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens.[1] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014963.[2]

Description

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The male is recorded at 4.7mm in length whereas the female is 7.1mm. The carapace has dark markings dorsally. The abdomen is mottled brown with dark markings dorsally.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from Nelson and Marlborough in New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[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. ^ "Specimen Details". scd.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  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.