Gasparia manneringi
| Gasparia manneringi | |
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Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Toxopidae |
| Genus: | Gasparia |
| Species: | G. manneringi
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| Binomial name | |
| Gasparia manneringi (Forster, 1964)
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| Synonyms | |
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Gasparia manneringi is a species of Toxopidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was first described as Myro manneringi by Ray Forster in 1964 from male and female specimens.[2] It was most recently revised in 1970, in which it was moved to the Gasparia genus. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]
Description
The male is recorded at 2.88mm in length whereas the female is 2.61mm. The male cephalothorax is coloured pale yellow brown. The legs and abdomen are creamy white. The female cephalothorax is pale reddish brown.[1]
Distribution
This species is only known from Snares Islands, New Zealand.[1]
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".[3]
References
- ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin 3: 1-184.
- ^ Forster, R. R. (1964). The Araneae and Opiliones of the subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Pacific Insects Monographs 7: 58-115.
- ^ 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.