Taliniella vinki

Taliniella vinki

Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Anapidae
Genus: Taliniella
Species:
T. vinki
Binomial name
Taliniella vinki
Rix & Harvey, 2010

Taliniella vinki is a species of Anapidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 2010 by Michael Rix and Mark Harvey from male specimens. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.002488.[2]

Description

The male is recorded at 0.8mm in length. The cephalothorax and abdomen is coloured brown. The legs are dark tan yellow.[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Christchurch, 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", "Data Poor:Trend" and "One Location".[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Rix, Michael; Harvey, Mark (2010-02-22). "The spider family Micropholcommatidae (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneoidea): a relimitation and revision at the generic level". ZooKeys (36): 1–321. Bibcode:2010ZooK...36....1R. doi:10.3897/zookeys.36.306. hdl:2440/86515. ISSN 1313-2970.
  2. ^ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
  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.