Hulua convoluta
| Hulua convoluta | |
|---|---|
Not Threatened (NZ TCS) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Toxopidae |
| Genus: | Hulua |
| Species: | H. convoluta
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| Binomial name | |
| Hulua convoluta Forster, 1973
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Hulua convoluta is a species of Toxopidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described by Ray Forster in 1973 from male and female specimens. It is the type species of the Hulua genus. The holotype is stored in Auckland War Memorial Museum.[1]
Description
The male is recorded at 2.64mm in length whereas the female is 2.33mm.[1]
Distribution
This species is only known from the upper half of New Zealand's North Island.[1]
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin 4: 1-309.
- ^ 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.