Anoteropsis westlandica

Anoteropsis westlandica
Conservation status
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Lycosidae
Genus:	Anoteropsis
Species:	A. westlandica
Binomial name
Anoteropsis westlandica Vink, 2002

Anoteropsis westlandica is a species of Lycosidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand. ^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 2002 by Cor Vink from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in the Lincoln University Entomology Research Collection. ^[1]

Description

The male is recorded at 6.3mm in length whereas the female is 7.2mm. The carapace is coloured brown with yellowish stripes. The legs are yellow brown with bands. The abdomen is dark brown with a light heart stripe dorsally. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from the western section of New Zealand's South Island. ^[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened". ^[2]

References

1. Vink, C. (2002). Lycosidae (Arachnida: Araneae). Fauna of New Zealand44: 1-94
2. 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.