Ascuta media is a species of spider in the family Orsolobidae.[1] It is endemic to New Zealand.[2]

Ascuta media

Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Orsolobidae
Genus: Ascuta
Species:
A. media
Binomial name
Ascuta media
Forster, 1956

Taxonomy

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Ascuta media was described in 1956 by Raymond Forster.[2] The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[3]

Description

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Cephalothorax and chelicerae are a uniform brown colour. Legs are paler in colour. Eyes are ringed with black colour. Abdomen is creamy white with chevron patterns.[2]

Distribution

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Ascuta media is endemic to Fiordland in New Zealand.[2]

Conservation status

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

References

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  1. ^ "Oldstyle id: ec2bb3c9888ede3d3175e04d26e6f1e0". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands.
  2. ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. (1956b). New Zealand spiders of the family Oonopidae. Records of the Canterbury Museum 7: 89-169.
  3. ^ Forster, R.R; Platnick, N.L (1985). "A review of the austral spider family Orsolobidae (Arachnida, Araneae), with notes on the superfamily Dysderoidea". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 181: 1–230.
  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.