Australomimetus sennio

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Australomimetus sennio
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Status NZTCS NT.svg
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Mimetidae
Genus: Australomimetus
Species:
A. sennio
Binomial name
Australomimetus sennio
(Urquhart, 1891)
Synonyms

Linyphia sennio
Mimetus senio

Australomimetus sennio is a species of Mimetidae that is endemic to New Zealand. [1]

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Taxonomy

This species was described as Linyphia sennio in 1891 by Arthur Urquhart from the Taranaki region. [1] It was most recently transferred to the Australomimetus in 2009. [2]

Description

This species is around 4mm long. The cephalothorax is brownish orange with black markings dorsally. The legs are orangish brown with black bands. The abdomen is mottled with white, creamy and brownish colours. [1]

Distribution

This species is known from throughout New Zealand. [3]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened". [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Urquhart, A.T. (1891). "On new species of Araneae". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 23: 128–189.
  2. ↑ Harms, D; Harvey, M (2009). "Australian pirates: systematics and phylogeny of the Australasian pirate spiders (Araneae: Mimetidae), with a description of the Western Australian fauna". Invertebrate Systematics. 23 (3): 231–280. doi:10.1071/is08015.
  3. ↑ "Australomimetus sennio". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  4. ↑ 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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