Nomaua waikanae
| Nomaua waikanae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Physoglenidae |
| Genus: | Nomaua |
| Species: | N. waikanae |
| Binomial name | |
| Nomaua waikanae (Forster, 1990) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Wairua waikanae | |
Nomaua waikanae is a species of Physoglenidae spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described in 1990 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens.[2] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum.[1]
Description
The male is recorded at 4.79mm in length whereas the female is 3.64mm.[1]
Distribution
This species is only known from Wellington, New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".[3]
References
- ^ a b c d Forster, R. R., Platnick, N. I. & Coddington, J. (1990). A proposal and review of the spider family Synotaxidae (Araneae, Araneoidea), with notes on theridiid interrelationships. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 193: 1-116
- ^ Fitzgerald, B. M. & Sirvid, P. J. (2009). A revision of Nomaua (Araneae: Synotaxidae) and description of a new synotaxid genus from New Zealand. Tuhinga 20: 137-158
- ^ 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.