Gasparia manneringi

Gasparia manneringi
Conservation status
Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Toxopidae
Genus:	Gasparia
Species:	G. manneringi
Binomial name
Gasparia manneringi (Forster, 1964)
Synonyms
Myro manneringi

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

Taxonomy

This species was first described as Myro manneringi by Ray Forster in 1964 from male and female specimens. ^[2] It was most recently revised in 1970, in which it was moved to the Gasparia genus. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum. ^[1]

Description

The male is recorded at 2.88mm in length whereas the female is 2.61mm. The male cephalothorax is coloured pale yellow brown. The legs and abdomen are creamy white. The female cephalothorax is pale reddish brown. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Snares Islands, New Zealand. ^[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "One Location". ^[3]

References

1. Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin3: 1-184.
2. Forster, R. R. (1964). The Araneae and Opiliones of the subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Pacific Insects Monographs7: 58-115.
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.