Backobourkia brouni

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Backobourkia brouni
Backobourkia brouni.jpg
Status NZTCS NT.svg
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Backobourkia
Species:
B. brouni
Binomial name
Backobourkia brouni
(Urquhart, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Backobourkia brounii (Urquhart, 1885)
  • Epeira brounii
  • Epeira brounii indistincta
  • Araneus brouni
  • Araneus heroine
  • Eriophora heroine

Backobourkia brouni,, or Broun's marbled orb-weaver, also often referred to by its synonym Backobourkia brounii, [1] [2] is a spider native to Australia and New Zealand. [3] [4]

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Taxonomy

This species was described as Epeira brounii in 1885 by Arthur Urquhart from male and female specimens collected in the northern section of the North Island. [5] It was most recently revised in 2010. [6]

Description

The male is recorded at 8.77mm whereas the female is 12.95mm. [6]

Distribution

This species is native to New Zealand and Australia. [6]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened" with the qualifier of "Secure Overseas". [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Backobourkia brounii (Urquhart, 1885)". New Zealand Organisms Register. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. ↑ Paquin, Pierre (2010). Spiders of New Zealand : annotated family key & species list. Lincoln, N.Z.: Manaaki Whenua Press. ISBN   978-0-478-34705-0.
  3. ↑ "Broun's Marbled Orb-Weaver (Backobourkia brounii)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Backobourkia brounii (Urquhart, 1885)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  5. ↑ Urquhart, A.T. (1885). "On the spiders of New Zealand". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 17: 31–53.
  6. 1 2 3 Framenau, V.W.; Dupérré, N.; Blackledge, T.A.; Vink, C. (2010). "Systematics of the new Australasian orb-weaving spider genus Backobourkia (Araneae: Araneidae: Araneinae)". Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny. 68: 79–111.
  7. ↑ 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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