Pakeha tecta
| Pakeha tecta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Cycloctenidae |
| Genus: | Pakeha |
| Species: | P. tecta |
| Binomial name | |
| Pakeha tecta Forster & Wilton, 1973 | |
Pakeha tecta is a species of Cycloctenidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described in 1973 by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton from female specimens.[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000118.[2]
Description
The female is recorded at 7.20mm in length. The carapace and legs are coloured orange brown. The abdomen is shaded blackish brown with pale markings dorsally.[1] No descriptive details of the male were given in the original description except for figures of the male palp.[1]
Distribution
This species is only known from Southland and Stewart Island, New Zealand.[1] It has been recorded from the coast to an altitude of 1000' (304 m).
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin 4: 1-309
- ^ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- ^ 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.