Cyclosa trilobata

Last updated

Cyclosa trilobata
Cyclosa trilobata-Three-Lobed spider (NZAC06002598).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: Cyclosa
Species:
C. trilobata
Binomial name
Cyclosa trilobata
(Urquhart, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Arachnura trilobata
  • Epeira anseripes

Cyclosa trilobata is a species of orb-weaver spider that is native to New Zealand and Australia. [1]

Contents

Taxonomy

This species was described as Arachnura trilobata in 1885 by Arthur Urquhart from female and male specimens collected in Auckland. [2] It was later described from Australia. [3] It was most recently revised in 1917, in which it was moved to the Cyclosa genus. [1]

Description

The female is recorded at 9.5mm in length whereas the male is 5mm. [2]

Distribution

This species is native to New Zealand and Australia, including Tasmania. [2] [3]

Behaviour

The males and females are known to cohabit. [4]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened" with the qualifier of "Secure Overseas". [5]

References

  1. 1 2 Dalmas, R. de (1917). "Araignées de Nouvelle-Zélande". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 86: 317–430.
  2. 1 2 3 Urquhart, A.T. (1885). "On the spiders of New Zealand". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 17: 31–53.
  3. 1 2 Koch, Ludwig; Keyserling, Eduard von; Keyserling, Eugen; Koch, Carl. (1871). Die Arachniden Australiens nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Nürnberg: Verlag von Bauer & Raspe. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.121660.
  4. ↑ Jackson, Robert R. (1986). "Cohabitation of males and juvenile females: a prevalent mating tactic of spiders" . Journal of Natural History. 20 (5): 1193–1210. doi:10.1080/00222938600770791. ISSN   0022-2933.
  5. ↑ 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.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.