Cryptaranea stewartensis is a species of orb-weaver spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
| Cryptaranea stewartensis | |
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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: | Cryptaranea |
| Species: | C. stewartensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptaranea stewartensis | |
Taxonomy
editThis species was described in 1988 by David Court and Ray Forster from female and male specimens collected in Stewart Island.[1] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014958.[2]
Description
editThe female is recorded at 6.4mm in length whereas the male is 5.7mm.[1]
Distribution
editThis species is only known from Stewart Island and its surrounding islands in New Zealand.
Conservation status
editUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Court, D. J. & Forster, R. R. (1988). The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Araneidae. Otago Museum Bulletin 6: 68-124.
- ^ "Specimen Details". scd.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
- ^ 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.