Hypodrassodes maoricus
| Hypodrassodes maoricus | |
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Not Threatened (NZ TCS) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Hypodrassodes |
| Species: | H. maoricus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypodrassodes maoricus (Dalmas, 1917)
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| Synonyms | |
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Hypodrassodes maoricus is a species of ground spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described as Drassodes maoricus by Raymond Comte de Dalmas in 1917 from female specimens.[2] The holotype is stored in the National Museum of Natural History, France.[1]
Description
The female is recorded at 10.9mm in length whereas the male is 8.6mm.[1]
Distribution
This species is known from the North Island and South Island of New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[3]
References
- ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. (1979). The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Cycloctenidae, Gnaphosidae, Clubionidae. Otago Museum Bulletin 5: 1-95.
- ^ Dalmas, R. de (1917). Araignées de Nouvelle-Zélande. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 86: 317-430.
- ^ 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.