Cyclosa trilobata is a species of orb-weaver spider that is native to New Zealand and Australia.[1]
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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: | Cyclosa |
| Species: | C. trilobata
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyclosa trilobata (Urquhart, 1885)
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Taxonomy
editThis species was described as Arachnura trilobata in 1885 by Arthur Urquhart from female and male specimens collected in Auckland.[2] It was later described from Australia.[3] It was most recently revised in 1917, in which it was moved to the Cyclosa genus.[1]
Description
editThe female is recorded at 9.5mm in length whereas the male is 5mm.[2]
Distribution
editThis species is native to New Zealand and Australia, including Tasmania.[2][3]
Behaviour
editThe males and females are known to cohabit.[4]
Conservation status
editUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened" with the qualifier of "Secure Overseas".[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Dalmas, R. de (1917). "Araignées de Nouvelle-Zélande". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 86: 317–430.
- ^ a b c Urquhart, A.T. (1885). "On the spiders of New Zealand". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 17: 31–53.
- ^ a b Koch, Ludwig; Keyserling, Eduard von; Keyserling, Eugen; Koch, Carl. (1871). Die Arachniden Australiens nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Nürnberg: Verlag von Bauer & Raspe. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.121660.
- ^ Jackson, Robert R. (1986). "Cohabitation of males and juvenile females: a prevalent mating tactic of spiders". Journal of Natural History. 20 (5): 1193–1210. doi:10.1080/00222938600770791. ISSN 0022-2933.
- ^ 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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