Zearchaea fiordensis is a species of Mecysmaucheniidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
| Zearchaea fiordensis | |
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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. fiordensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Zearchaea fiordensis Forster, 1955
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Taxonomy
editThis species was described in 1955 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens collected in the South Island. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]
Description
editThe male is recorded at 1.63mm in length whereas the female is 1.57mm. This species has a yellowish brown cephalothorax, yellowish brown legs and uniform creamy white abdomen.[1]
Distribution
editThis species is only known from scattered localities in the South Island of New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
editUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ 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.
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