Cryptaranea invisibilis

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Cryptaranea invisibilis
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Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Cryptaranea
Species:
C. invisibilis
Binomial name
Cryptaranea invisibilis
(Urquhart, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Epeira invisibilis

Cryptaranea invisibilis is a species of orb-weaver spider that is endemic to New Zealand. [1]

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Taxonomy

This species was described as Epeira invisibilis in 1892 by Arthur Urquhart from specimens collected in Dunedin by Peter Goyen. [2] It was most recently revised in 1988, in which it was transferred to the Cryptaranea genus. [1]

Description

The female is recorded at 6.9mm in length whereas the male is 5.9mm. This species is brown, tinged with grey. [1]

Distribution

This species is widespread in New Zealand. It lives on cliffs in the spray zone of coasts. [1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened". [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Court, D. J. & Forster, R. R. (1988). The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Araneidae. Otago Museum Bulletin6: 68-124.
  2. ↑ Urquhart, A.T. (1892). "Descriptions of new species of Araneidae". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 24: 230–253.
  3. ↑ 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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