Adoxotoma forsteri

Adoxotoma forsteri

Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Adoxotoma
Species:
A. forsteri
Binomial name
Adoxotoma forsteri
Żabka, 2004

Adoxotoma forsteri is a species of Salticidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 2004 by Marek Michał Żabka from male and female specimens. The species name refers to Ray Forster. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]

Description

This species is roughly 3.5mm in length. This species is black and brown with white hairs.[1]

Distribution

This species is known from scattered localities throughout New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Żabka, M. (2004). "Salticidae (Arachnida: Araneae) of New Zealand. Genus Adoxotoma Simon, 1909". Annales Zoologici, Warszawa. 54: 591–594.
  2. ^ 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.