Duripelta australis

Duripelta australis
Conservation status
Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Orsolobidae
Genus:	Duripelta
Species:	D. australis
Binomial name
Duripelta australis Forster, 1956

Duripelta australis is a species of Orsolobidae spider. The species is endemic to New Zealand. ^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1956 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens collected in the South Island of New Zealand. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum. ^[1]

Description

The male is recorded at 1.8 mm (0.071 in) in length whereas the female is 1.9 mm (0.075 in). The carapace is reddish brown and the abdomen is blackish brown with chevron patterns dorsally. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is only know from the South Island of New Zealand. ^[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location". ^[2]

References

1. Forster, R. R (1956). "New Zealand spiders of the family Oonopidae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 7: 89–169.
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.