Waipoua gressitti
| Waipoua gressitti | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Orsolobidae |
| Genus: | Waipoua |
| Species: | W. gressitti |
| Binomial name | |
| Waipoua gressitti (Forster, 1964) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Pounamua gressitti | |
Waipoua gressitti is a species of Orsolobidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described as Pounamua gressitti in 1964 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens collected in Campbell Island.[1] In 1985, it was moved to Waipoua.[2] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000034.[3]
Description
The male is recorded at 2.26mm in length whereas the female is 2.47mm. This species has a yellow brown carapace and a purplish abdomen.[1]
Distribution
This species is only known from Campbell Island, New Zealand.[1][2]
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "One Location".[4]
References
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- ^ a b c d Forster, R.R (1964). "The Araneae and Opiliones of the subantarctic islands of New Zealand". Pacific Insects Monographs. 7: 58–115.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ 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.