Kapanga solitaria is a species of Hahniidae spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
| Kapanga solitaria | |
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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: | Hahniidae |
| Genus: | Kapanga |
| Species: | K. solitaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Kapanga solitaria (Bryant, 1935)
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| Synonyms | |
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Hahnia solitaria | |
Taxonomy
editThis species was described as Hahnia solitaria by Elizabeth Bryant in 1935 from female specimens.[2] It was moved to the Kapanga genus in 1970. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]
Description
editThe female is recorded at 1.86mm in length. The carapace is orange brown. The abdomen has a chevron pattern dorsally.[1]
Distribution
editThis species is only known from Canterbury, 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" and "Data Poor: Trend".[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin 3: 1-184
- ^ Bryant, E. B. (1935). Some new and little known species of New Zealand spiders. Records of the Canterbury Museum 4: 71-94, pl. 10-13
- ^ 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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