Tingotingo aho is a species of Malkaridae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Tingotingo aho

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Malkaridae
Genus: Tingotingo
Species:
T. aho
Binomial name
Tingotingo aho

Taxonomy

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This species was described in 2020 by Gustavo Hormiga and Nikolaj Scharff. The holotype is stored in the California Academy of Sciences.[1]

Description

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The male is recorded at 2.56-3.00mm in length whereas the female is 3.05-3.62mm. This species has a red brown carapace, yellow brown legs and a greyish brown abdomen.[1]

Distribution

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This species is known from the south west of the South Island.[1]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon".[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Hormiga, Gustavo; Scharff, Nikolaj (2020). "The malkarid spiders of New Zealand (Araneae : Malkaridae)". Invertebrate Systematics. 34 (4): 345–405. doi:10.1071/IS19073. ISSN 1445-5226.
  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.