Porioides tasmani
| Porioides tasmani | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Hahniidae |
| Genus: | Porioides |
| Species: | P. tasmani |
| Binomial name | |
| Porioides tasmani (Forster, 1970) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Poria tasmani | |
Porioides tasmani is a species of Hahniidae spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described as Poria tasmani by Ray Forster in 1970 from male specimens.[1] It was renamed as Porioides tasmani in 1989.[2] The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]
Description
The male is recorded at 1.46mm in length. The carapace is pale yellow. The abdomen has a chevron pattern dorsally.[1]
Distribution
This species is only known from Nelson, 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", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin 3: 1-184
- ^ Platnick, N. I. (1989). Advances in spider taxonomy 1981-1987: a supplement to Brignoli's A catalogue of the Araneae described between 1940 and 1981. Manchester University Press, 673 pp
- ^ 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.