Nanometa purpurapunctata

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Nanometa purpurapunctata is a species of spider in the family Tetragnathidae. It is found in New Zealand.[1][2]

Nanometa purpurapunctata
Nanometa purpurapunctata found south of Palmerston North in the central North Island, New Zealand

Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Tetragnathidae
Genus: Nanometa
Species:
N. purpurapunctata
Binomial name
Nanometa purpurapunctata
(Urquhart, 1889)[1]
Synonyms
  • Linyphia purpura-puncatata Urquhart, 1889
  • Linyphia nitidulum Urquhart, 1889
  • Erycina violacea Urquhart, 1891
  • Eryciniola purpura-punctata Bryant, 1933
  • Eryciniolia purpurapunctata Forster, 1980

Taxonomy

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This 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

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The female is recorded at 3.7mm in length whereas the male is 2.7mm.

Distribution

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This species is only known from the North Island of New Zealand.[4]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tetragnathidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Urquhart, A.T. (1889). "On new species of Araneida". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 21: 134–152.
  4. ^ 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.