Pounamuella ramsayi
| Pounamuella ramsayi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Orsolobidae |
| Genus: | Pounamuella |
| Species: | P. ramsayi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pounamuella ramsayi (Forster, 1956) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Pounamua vulgaris ramsayi | |
Pounamuella ramsayi is a species of Orsolobidae. The species is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described as Pounamua vulgaris ramsayi (a subspecies) in 1956 by Ray Forster from a male specimen collected in Fiordland.[1] This subspecies was changed to a species in 1985.[2] The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]
Description
The male is recorded at 1.61mm whereas the female is recorded at 2.11mm. This male is coloured with pale yellow-brown legs, a brown carapace and an nearly uniform purple abdomen. The female is similar to the male.[2][1]
Distribution
This species is only known from Fiordland, New Zealand.[2]
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[3]
References
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- ^ a b c d Forster, R. R (1956). "New Zealand spiders of the family Oonopidae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 7: 89–169.
- ^ a b c Forster, R.R; Platnick, N.L (1985). "A review of the austral spider family Orsolobidae (Arachnida, Araneae), with notes on the superfamily Dysderoidea". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 181: 1–230.
- ^ 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.