Gasparia lomasi

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Gasparia lomasi
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Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Toxopidae
Genus: Gasparia
Species:
G. lomasi
Binomial name
Gasparia lomasi
Forster, 1970

Gasparialomasi is a species of Toxopidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand. [1]

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Taxonomy

The species was described in 1970 by Ray Forster from a male specimen. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum. [1]

Description

The male is recorded at 4.4mm in length. The carapace is coloured reddish brown with pale areas. The legs are pale brown. The abdomen is creamy with black markings dorsally. [1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Auckland, 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. 1 2 3 4 Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin3: 1-184.
  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.