Tetragnatha nigricans is a species of Tetragnathidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Tetragnatha nigricans | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Tetragnathidae |
Genus: | Tetragnatha |
Species: | T. nigricans
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Binomial name | |
Tetragnatha nigricans Dalmas, 1917
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Taxonomy
editThis species was described in 1917 by Raymond Comte de Dalmas from a female specimen collected in Whanganui.[1]
Description
editThe female is recorded at 5mm in length.[1]
Distribution
editThis species is only known from Whanganui, New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
editUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Dalmas, R. de (1917). "Araignées de Nouvelle-Zélande". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 86: 317–430.
- ^ 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.