Stanwellia tuna is a species of Mygalomorph spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Stanwellia tuna

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Pycnothelidae
Genus: Stanwellia
Species:
S. tuna
Binomial name
Stanwellia tuna
(Forster, 1968)
Synonyms

Aparua tuna

Taxonomy

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This species was described as Aparua tuna in 1968 by Ray Forster from a single male specimen collected on Ruapuke Island.[1] It was transferred into the Stanwellia genus in 1983.[2] The holotype is stored at Otago Museum.[1]

Description

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The male is recorded at 9.5mm in length. The carapace is yellow, but darker around the eyes. The legs are orange brown. The abdomen is cream with a chevron pattern dorsally.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from Ruapuke 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".[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Forster, Raymond Robert; Wilton, Cecil Louis (1968-01-01). "The Spiders of New Zealand Part II: Ctenizidae, Dipluridae & Migidae" (PDF). Otago Museum bulletin. 2: 1–166.
  2. ^ Main, Barbara York (1983). "Further studies on the systematics of Australian Diplurinae (Chelicerata: Mygalomorphae: Dipluridae): Two new genera from south western Australia". Journal of Natural History. 17 (6): 923–949. doi:10.1080/00222938300770731. ISSN 0022-2933.
  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.