Neoramia hoggi is a species of Stiphidiidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Neoramia hoggi

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Stiphidiidae
Genus: Neoramia
Species:
N. hoggi
Binomial name
Neoramia hoggi
(Forster, 1964)
Synonyms
  • Oramia hoggi

Taxonomy

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This species was described as Oramia hoggi in 1964 by Ray Forster from female and male specimens.[2] It was revised in 1973, in which it was moved to the Neoramia genus.[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000042.[3]

Description

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The female and male are recorded at 8.82mm in length. The cephalothorax is coloured reddish brown and darker anteriorly. The legs are pale yellow. The abdomen is greyish brown with pale markings dorsally.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from Campbell Island, New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "One Location".[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin 4: 1-309
  2. ^ Forster, R. R. (1964). The Araneae and Opiliones of the subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Pacific Insects Monographs 7: 58-115.
  3. ^ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  4. ^ 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.