Neolana dalmasi

Neolana dalmasi

Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Stiphidiidae
Genus: Neolana
Species:
N. dalmasi
Binomial name
Neolana dalmasi
(Marples, 1959)
Synonyms
  • Ixeuticus dalmasi
  • Marplesia dalmasi

Neolana dalmasi is a species of spider in the family Stiphidiidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described as Ixeuticus dalmasi by Brian John Marples in 1959 from female specimens.[2] It was most recently revised in 1973. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]

Description

The female is recorded at 6.18mm in length whereas the male is 6.80mm. The carapace is coloured yellow brown. The legs are pale brown with bands. The abdomen is dark patches dorsally.[1]

Distribution

This species is known from the North Island of New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin 4: 1-309.
  2. ^ Marples, R. R. (1959). The dictynid spiders of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 87: 333-361.
  3. ^ 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.