Zearchaea clypeata is a species of Mecysmaucheniidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.
| Zearchaea clypeata | |
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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: | Mecysmaucheniidae |
| Genus: | Zearchaea |
| Species: | Z. clypeata
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| Binomial name | |
| Zearchaea clypeata Wilton, 1946
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Taxonomy
editThis species was described in 1946 by Cecil Louis Wilton from female and male specimens collected in Masterton.[1] It was then later redescribed in 1955.[2] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000017.[3]
Description
editThe female is recorded at 2.2mm in length whereas the male is 1.5mm. This species has an orange brown cephalothorax and a creamy grey abdomen.[1]
Distribution
editThis species is only known from scattered localities in the North Island and the South Island of New Zealand.[2]
Conservation status
editUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Wilton, C.L. (1946). "A new spider of the family Archaeidae from New Zealand". Dominion Museum Records in Entomology. 1: 19–26.
- ^ a b Forster, R.R. (1955). "Spiders of the family Archaeidae from Australia and New Zealand". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 83: 391–403.
- ^ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
- ^ 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.