Pua novaezealandiae

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Pua novaezealandiae is a species of spiders in the family Anapidae. It is the only species in the genus Pua. It is found only in New Zealand.[1]

Pua novaezealandiae

Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Anapidae
Genus: Pua
Forster, 1959[1]
Species:
P. novaezealandiae
Binomial name
Pua novaezealandiae
Forster, 1959[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described in 1959 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[2]

Description

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The male is recorded at 0.82mm in length whereas the female is 0.90mm.[2]

Distribution

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This species is known from the North Island and South Island of New Zealand.[3]

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 c "Gen. Pua Forster, 1959", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2017-03-03
  2. ^ a b Forster, R.R. (1959). "The spiders of the family Symphytognathidae". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 86 (3/4): 269–329.
  3. ^ Rix, Michael; Harvey, Mark (2010-02-22). "The spider family Micropholcommatidae (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneoidea): a relimitation and revision at the generic level". ZooKeys (36): 1–321. Bibcode:2010ZooK...36....1R. doi:10.3897/zookeys.36.306. hdl:2440/86515. ISSN 1313-2970.
  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.