Duripelta borealis

Duripelta borealis
Conservation status
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Orsolobidae
Genus:	Duripelta
Species:	D. borealis
Binomial name
Duripelta borealis Forster, 1956

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

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1956 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens collected throughout New Zealand. ^[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000013. ^[2]

Description

The male is recorded at 1.5 mm (0.059 in) in length. The carapace is dark reddish brown, whilst the legs are paler. The abdomen is creamy coloured with black chevrons dorsally. In contrast, the female is 1.8mm long and has reddish brown chevrons. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is known from throughout the North Island and the top of the South Island of New Zealand. ^[1]

Conservation status

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

References

1. Forster, R. R (1956). "New Zealand spiders of the family Oonopidae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 7: 89–169.
2. "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
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.