Waiporia chathamensis is a species of Orsolobidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
| Waiporia chathamensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Orsolobidae |
| Genus: | Waiporia |
| Species: | W. chathamensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Waiporia chathamensis | |
Taxonomy
editThis species was described in 1985 by Ray Forster and Norman Platnick from male and female specimens collected in the Chatham Islands.[1] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03015011.[2]
Description
editThe male is recorded at 2.64mm in length whereas the female is 3.05mm. The abdomen is patterned dorsally.[1]
Distribution
editThis species is only known from the Chatham Islands.[1]
Conservation status
editUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic".[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Forster, R.R; Platnick, N.L (1985). "A review of the austral spider family Orsolobidae (Arachnida, Araneae), with notes on the superfamily Dysderoidea". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 181: 1–230.
- ^ "Specimen Details". scd.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ 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.