Nanometa purpurapunctata is a species of spider in the family Tetragnathidae. It is found in New Zealand.[1][2]
| Nanometa purpurapunctata | |
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| Nanometa purpurapunctata found south of Palmerston North in the central North Island, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Tetragnathidae |
| Genus: | Nanometa |
| Species: | N. purpurapunctata
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| Binomial name | |
| Nanometa purpurapunctata (Urquhart, 1889)[1]
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Taxonomy
editThis species was described as Linyphia purpura-puncatata in 1889 by Arthur Urquhart from male and female specimens collected in Waiorongomai Valley, Te Aroha.[3] It was most recently revised in 2020, in which it was moved to the Nanometa genus. The syntype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[2]
Description
editThe female is recorded at 3.7mm in length whereas the male is 2.7mm.
Distribution
editThis species is only known from the North Island of New Zealand.[4]
Conservation status
editUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Tetragnathidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ^ a b Álvarez-Padilla, Fernando; Kallal, Robert J.; Hormiga, Gustavo (2020-02-28). "Taxonomy and Phylogenetics of Nanometinae and Other Australasian Orb-Weaving Spiders (Araneae: Tetragnathidae)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 2020 (438): 1. doi:10.1206/0003-0090.438.1.1. ISSN 0003-0090.
- ^ Urquhart, A.T. (1889). "On new species of Araneida". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 21: 134–152.
- ^ a b 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.