Duripelta pallida

Duripelta pallida
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. pallida
Binomial name
Duripelta pallida (Forster, 1956)
Synonyms
Ascuta pallida

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

Taxonomy

This species was described as "Ascuta pallida" in 1956 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens collected in Fiordland. ^[1] In 1985, the species was made the type species of Duripelta. ^[2] The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum. ^[1]

Description

The male is 1.3 mm (0.051 in) in length whereas the female is 1.4 mm (0.055 in). This species has a reddish brown carapace, pale yellow-brown legs and a silvery white abdomen. ^{[1] [2]}

Distribution

This species is only known from Fiordland, New Zealand. ^{[1] [2]}

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. Forster, R.R; Platnick, N.L (1985). "A review of the austral spider family Orsolobidae (Arachnida, Araneae), with notes on the superfamily Dysderoidea". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 181: 1–230.
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.