Hapona amira
| Hapona amira | |
|---|---|
Data Deficient (NZ TCS) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Toxopidae |
| Genus: | Hapona |
| Species: | H. amira
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| Binomial name | |
| Hapona amira Forster, 1970
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Hapona amira is a species of Toxopidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described by Ray Forster in 1970 from female and male specimens. The holotype is stored in the Otago Museum.[1]
Description
The female is recorded at 0.65mm in length whereas the male is 0.57mm. The carapace has black bands laterally. The abdomen is shaded laterally.[1]
Distribution
This species is only known from Whangarei, 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".[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin 3: 1-184.
- ^ 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.