Pahoroides forsteri

Pahoroides forsteri

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Physoglenidae
Genus: Pahoroides
Species:
P. forsteri
Binomial name
Pahoroides forsteri
Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2011

Pahoroides forsteri is a species of Physoglenidae spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 2011 by Mike Fitzgerald and Phil Sirvid from male and female specimens.[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.001803.[2]

Description

The male is recorded at 2.52mm in length whereas the female is 1.97mm.[1]

Distribution

This species is known from Coromandel Peninsula and its surrounding islands in New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon".[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Fitzgerald, B. M. & Sirvid, P. J. (2011). A revision of the genus Pahorides (Araneae: Synotaxidae). Tuhinga 22: 1-17
  2. ^ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  3. ^ 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.