Cryptaranea subalpina

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Cryptaranea subalpina
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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. subalpina
Binomial name
Cryptaranea subalpina
Court & Forster, 1988

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

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Taxonomy

This species was described in 1988 by David Court and Ray Forster from female and male specimens collected in the South Island. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum. [1]

Description

The female is recorded at 6.6mm in length whereas the male is 5.4mm.[ citation needed ]

Distribution

This species is only known from the south west of the South Island, New Zealand. It is restricted to subalpine zones. [1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened". [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Court, D. J. & Forster, R. R. (1988). The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Araneidae. Otago Museum Bulletin6: 68-124.
  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.


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