Laestrygones albiceris
| Laestrygones albiceris | |
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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: | Toxopidae |
| Genus: | Laestrygones |
| Species: | L. albiceris
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| Binomial name | |
| Laestrygones albiceris Urquhart, 1894
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| Synonyms | |
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Laestrygones albiceris is a species of Toxopidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described as Lycosa proxima by Arthur Urquhart in 1886 from male and female specimens.[2] The species name was later recognized to be preoccupied, so it was changed to Laestrygones albiceres.[3] It has undergone several revisions.[4][5][1] The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]
Description
The female is recorded at 3.31mm in length. The carapace has black markings dorsally and laterally. The abdomen has dark shading.[1]
Distribution
This species is known from scattered localities in the North Island of New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin 3: 1-184.
- ^ Urquhart, A. T. (1886). On the spiders of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 18: 184-205.
- ^ Urquhart, A. T. (1894). Description of new species of Araneae. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 26(1893): 204-218.
- ^ Bryant, E. B. (1933). Notes on types of Urquhart's spiders. Records of the Canterbury Museum 4: 1-27, pl. 1-5.
- ^ 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.