Runga flora is a species of Physoglenidae spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Runga flora

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Physoglenidae
Genus: Runga
Species:
R. flora
Binomial name
Runga flora
Forster, 1990

Taxonomy

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This species was described in 1990 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum.[1]

Description

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The male is recorded at 3.11mm in length whereas the female is 4.32mm.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from Mount Arthur in 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 qualifier of "Range Restricted".[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Forster, R. R., Platnick, N. I. & Coddington, J. (1990). A proposal and review of the spider family Synotaxidae (Araneae, Araneoidea), with notes on theridiid interrelationships. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 193: 1-116
  2. ^ 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.