Duripelta scuta

Duripelta scuta
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. scuta
Binomial name
Duripelta scuta Forster & Platnick, 1985

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

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1985 by Ray Forster and Norman Platnick from male and female specimens collected in Nelson. ^[1] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014996. ^[2]

Description

The male is recorded at 1.40 mm (0.055 in) in length whereas the female is 1.52 mm (0.060 in). This species has a pale yellowish brown carapace and legs. The abdomen is creamy white. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Nelson and Marlborough in 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". ^[3]

References

1. 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.
2. "Specimen Details". scd.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
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.