Steatoda lepida is a species of Theridiidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
| Steatoda lepida | |
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| Female Steatoda lepida | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Theridiidae |
| Genus: | Steatoda |
| Species: | S. lepida
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| Binomial name | |
| Steatoda lepida (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1880)
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| Synonyms | |
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Lithyphantes lepidus | |
Taxonomy
editSteatoda lepida was first described in 1880 as Lithyphantes lepidus. [2] In 1886, it was independently described again as Theridium triloris by Arthur Urquhart.[3] In 1935, Elizabeth Bryant recognized T. triloris as a synonym of L. lepidus. S. lepida was independently described again in 1956 as Lithyphantes regius. [4] In 1983, L. regius was recognized as belonging to the Steatoda genus and was subsequently named Steatoda regius.[5] In 1994, S. regius was recognized as a synonym of L. lepidus and the two were merged to form S. lepida.[1]
Distribution
editThis species is widespread throughout New Zealand, including on the Chatham Islands.[1]
Conservation status
editUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c Hann, S. W. (1994). Descriptions of four Steatoda species (Araneae, Theridiidae) found in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 21: 225-238.
- ^ Pickard-Cambridge, O. (1880). On some new and rare spiders from New Zealand, with characters of four new genera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 47(4, for 1879): 681-703, Pl. LII-LIII. [published in April 1880, after Duncan, 1937] doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1879.tb02701.x
- ^ Urquhart, A. T. (1886). On the spiders of New Zealand. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 18: 184-205.
- ^ Marples, B. J. (1956). "Spiders from the Three Kings Islands". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 4: 329–342. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906474. Wikidata Q58677519.
- ^ Brignoli, P. M. (1983). A catalogue of the Araneae described between 1940 and 1981. Manchester University Press, 755 pp.
- ^ 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.