| Ascuta australis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Orsolobidae |
| Genus: | Ascuta |
| Species: | A. australis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ascuta australis | |
Ascuta australis is a species of orsolobidae spider of the genus Ascuta . [1] The species is endemic to New Zealand
This species was first described from two specimens by Ray Forster in 1956. [2] [3] The holotype specimen was collected by Richard Dell and Beverley Holloway at Murderer's Cove, Big South Cape Island, near Stewart Island, during the 1955 Dominion Museum expedition. [4]
The holotype is stored at Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.002421. [5]
The male is roughly 1.8 mm (0.071 in) in length. The carapace is yellow brown whilst the abdomen is creamy white. The female is identical but is somewhat smaller. [3]
This species is only known from Big South Cape Island near Stewart Island in New Zealand. [3]
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as Naturally Uncommon with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "One Location". [6]
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