Whakamoke hunahuna
| Whakamoke hunahuna | |
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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: | Malkaridae |
| Genus: | Whakamoke |
| Species: | W. hunahuna
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| Binomial name | |
| Whakamoke hunahuna | |
Whakamoke hunahuna is a species of Malkaridae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described in 2020 by Gustavo Hormiga and Nikolaj Scharff. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]
Description
[edit]The male is recorded at 3.17mm in length. This species has a red brown carapace, yellow brown legs and a whitish brown abdomen.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species is only known from near Dunedin in New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
[edit]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient".[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Hormiga, Gustavo; Scharff, Nikolaj (2020). "The malkarid spiders of New Zealand (Araneae : Malkaridae)". Invertebrate Systematics. 34 (4): 345–405. doi:10.1071/IS19073. ISSN 1445-5226.
- ^ 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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