Aorangia fiordensis

Aorangia fiordensis
Conservation status
Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Stiphidiidae
Genus:	Aorangia
Species:	A. fiordensis
Binomial name
Aorangia fiordensis Forster & Wilton, 1973

Aorangia fiordensis is a species of Stiphidiidae that is endemic to New Zealand. ^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton in 1973 from male specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum. ^[1]

Description

The male is recorded at 4.80mm in length. The carapace is coloured yellowish brown. The legs are yellow brown with dark brown patches. The abdomen is shaded blackish brown and has an indistinct chevron pattern dorsally. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Fiordland, 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". ^[2]

References

1. Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin4: 1-309.
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.