Plectophanes pilgrimi
| Plectophanes pilgrimi | |
|---|---|
Data Deficient (NZ TCS) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Cycloctenidae |
| Genus: | Plectophanes |
| Species: | P. pilgrimi
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| Binomial name | |
| Plectophanes pilgrimi Forster, 1964
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Plectophanes pilgrimi is a species of Cycloctenidae spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described in 1964 by Ray Forster from female specimens.[2] It is named after Robert Pilgrim, a notable New Zealand entomologist.[3] It was most recently revised in 1979. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]
Description
The female is recorded at 10.08mm in length. The carapace is brown. The abdomen is creamy white chevron patterns dorsally.[1]
Distribution
This species is only known from Canterbury and Westland in New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".[4]
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
- ^ Forster, R. R. (1964). The spider family Toxopidae (Araneae). Annals of the Natal Museum 16: 113-151
- ^ "Obituary Robert Louis Cecil Pilgrim 26 August 1921 - 7 April 2010". New Zealand Entomologist. 34 (1): 83–86. 2011-02-01. doi:10.1080/00779962.2011.9722215. ISSN 0077-9962.
- ^ 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.