Backobourkia brouni,, or Broun's marbled orb-weaver, also often referred to by its synonym Backobourkia brounii,[1][2] is a spider native to Australia and New Zealand.[3][4]
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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: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Backobourkia |
| Species: | B. brouni
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| Backobourkia brouni (Urquhart, 1885)
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Taxonomy
editThis species was described as Epeira brounii in 1885 by Arthur Urquhart from male and female specimens collected in the northern section of the North Island.[5] It was most recently revised in 2010.[6]
Description
editThe male is recorded at 8.77mm whereas the female is 12.95mm.[6]
Distribution
editThis species is native to New Zealand and Australia.[6]
Conservation status
editUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened" with the qualifier of "Secure Overseas".[7]
References
edit- ^ "Backobourkia brounii (Urquhart, 1885)". New Zealand Organisms Register. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ Paquin, Pierre (2010). Spiders of New Zealand : annotated family key & species list. Lincoln, N.Z.: Manaaki Whenua Press. ISBN 978-0-478-34705-0.
- ^ "Broun's Marbled Orb-Weaver (Backobourkia brounii)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Backobourkia brounii (Urquhart, 1885)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ Urquhart, A.T. (1885). "On the spiders of New Zealand". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 17: 31–53.
- ^ a b c Framenau, V.W.; Dupérré, N.; Blackledge, T.A.; Vink, C. (2010). "Systematics of the new Australasian orb-weaving spider genus Backobourkia (Araneae: Araneidae: Araneinae)". Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny. 68: 79–111.
- ^ 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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