Arangina cornigera
| Arangina cornigera | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Dictynidae |
| Genus: | Arangina |
| Species: | A. cornigera |
| Binomial name | |
| Arangina cornigera (Dalmas, 1917) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Dictyna cornigera | |
Arangina cornigera is a species of Dictynidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described as "Dictyna cornigera" and "Dictyna nigella" in 1917 by Raymond Comte de Dalmas from female and male specimens collected in Canterbury.[2] It has undergone several revisions since its first description.[3][4][5] The species was most recently revised in 1970.[1] The holotype is stored in the National Museum of Natural History, France.[1]
Description
The male is recorded at 3mm in length whereas the female is 3.12mm. The cephalothorax is sooty brown, almost black and is covered in a patch of white hairs. The abdomen is grey with chevrons dorsally.[1]
Distribution
This species is only known from the South Island of New Zealand. Like all Arangina, it lives under stones along rivers.[1]
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e Forster, R.R. (1970). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part III". Otago Museum Bulletin. 3: 1–184.
- ^ Dalmas, R. de. (1917). "Araignées de Nouvelle-Zélande". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 86: 317–430.
- ^ Chamberlain, G (1946). "Revision of the Araneae of New Zealand. Part II". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 3: 85–97.
- ^ Marples, R.R. (1959). "The dictynid spiders of New Zealand". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 87: 333–361.
- ^ Lehtinen, P.T. (1967). "Classification of the cribellate spiders and some allied families, with notes on the evolution of the suborder Araneomorpha". Annales Zoologici Fennici. 4: 199–468.
- ^ 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.