Duripelta australis is a species of Orsolobidae. The species is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Duripelta australis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Orsolobidae |
Genus: | Duripelta |
Species: | D. australis
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Binomial name | |
Duripelta australis Forster, 1956
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Taxonomy
editThis species was described in 1956 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens collected in the South Island of New Zealand. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]
Description
editThe male is recorded at 1.8mm in length whereas the female is 1.9mm. The carapace is reddish brown and the abdomen is blackish brown with chevron patterns dorsally.[1]
Distribution
editThis species is only know from the South Island of New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
editUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".[2]
References
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- ^ a b c d Forster, R. R (1956). "New Zealand spiders of the family Oonopidae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 7: 89–169.
- ^ 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.