Mamoea westlandica
| Mamoea westlandica | |
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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: | Desidae |
| Genus: | Mamoea |
| Species: | M. westlandica
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| Binomial name | |
| Mamoea westlandica Forster & Wilton, 1973
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Mamoea westlandica is a species of Desidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton in 1973 from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]
Description
The male is recorded at 12.75mm in length whereas the female is 12.07mm. The carapace is coloured reddish brown and paler posteriorly. The legs are reddish brown with dark patches. The abdomen has a chevron pattern dorsally.[1]
Distribution
This species is only known from the Westland and Fiordland, New Zealand.[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. (1 January 2020). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.