Alistra reinga

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Alistra reinga
Status NZTCS NU.svg
Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Hahniidae
Genus: Alistra
Species:
A. reinga
Binomial name
Alistra reinga
(Forster, 1970)
Synonyms

Tawerana reinga

Alistra reinga is a species of Hahniidae spider endemic to New Zealand. [1]

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Taxonomy

This species was described as Tawerana reinga in 1970 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens. [1] In 1986 it was transferred to the Alistra genus. [2] The holotype is stored in Otago Museum. [1]

Description

The male is recorded at 1.41mm in length whereas the female is 1.56mm. The carapace has a black patch dorsally. The abdomen has black markings dorsally. [1]

Distribution

This species is only known from the Te Paki Sand Dunes in Northland Region, New Zealand. [1]

Conservation status

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin3: 1-184
  2. ↑ Brignoli, P. M. (1986). Spiders from Melanesia III. A new Alistra (Araneae, Hahniidae) from the Solomon Islands. Bollettino del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona11: 327-332
  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.
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