Phoroncidia puketoru is a species of cobweb spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Phoroncidia puketoru

Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Phoroncidia
Species:
P. puketoru
Binomial name
Phoroncidia puketoru
(Marples, 1955)
Synonyms

Ulesanis puketoru

Taxonomy

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This species was described in 1955 by Brian John Marples from male and female specimens.[1] It was moved to the Phoroncidia genus in 1983.[2] The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]

Description

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The male is recorded at 1.42mm in length whereas the female is 1.68mm. The body is mostly dark brown. The abdomen has mottled patches of pale cream.[1]

Distribution

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This species is known from scattered localities throughout New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

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Under 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

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  1. ^ a b c d e Marples, B. J.; Mattaews, L. Harrison (1955). "A new type of web spun by spiders of the genus Ulesanis with the description of two new species". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 125 (3–4): 751–760. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1955.tb00625.x. ISSN 0370-2774.
  2. ^ Brignoli, P. M. (1983). A catalogue of the Araneae described between 1940 and 1981. Manchester University Press, 755 pp
  3. ^ 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.