Amaurobioides piscator

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Amaurobioides piscator
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: Anyphaenidae
Genus: Amaurobioides
Species:
A. piscator
Binomial name
Amaurobioides piscator
Hogg, 1909

Amaurobioides piscator is a species of Anyphaenidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand. [1]

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Taxonomy

This species was described in 1909 by Henry Roughton Hogg from specimens collected on Campbell Island. [2] It was most recently revised in 1970. [1] The lectotype is stored in Otago Museum. [1]

Description

The female is recorded at 12.04mm in length whereas the male is 9.01mm. This species has a reddish brown carapace and a brown abdomen that has pale chevron markings dorsally. [1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Auckland Island and Campbell Island in New Zealand. [1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Climate Impact" and "Range Restricted". [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 Bulletin. 3: 1–184.
  2. ↑ Hogg, H.R. (1909). "Spiders and Opiliones from the subantarctic islands of New Zealand". The Subantarctic islands of New Zealand: 155–181.
  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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