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Zealanapis australis

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Zealanapis australis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Anapidae
Genus: Zealanapis
Species:
Z. australis
Binomial name
Zealanapis australis
(Forster, 1951)
Synonyms

Chasmocephalon australis Forster, 1951

Zealanapis australis is a spider species in the genus Zealanapis found in New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described as Chasmocephalon australis in 1951 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens collected on Bench Island.[2] In 1989 it was transferred to Zealanapis.[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000009.[3]

Description

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The male is recorded at 1.09mm in length whereas the female is 1.28mm. This species has a dark brown carapace and legs. The abdomen is a mix of grey yellow and dark brown.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from Otago and Southland in New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Platnick, N.I.; Forster, R.R. (1989). "A revision of the temperate South American and Australasian spiders of the family Anapidae (Araneae, Araneoidea)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 190: 1–139.
  2. ^ Forster, R.R. (1951). "New Zealand spiders of the family Symphytognathidae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 5: 231–244.
  3. ^ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  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.
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