Gohia falxiata

Gohia falxiata
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:	Gohia
Species:	G. falxiata
Binomial name
Gohia falxiata (Hogg, 1909)
Synonyms
Rubrius falxiatus Gohia falcata Chiracanthium wenhami Gohia enderbyensis Gohia wenhami

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

Taxonomy

This species was described as Rubrius falxiatus by Henry Roughton Hogg in 1909 from a male and immature specimen. ^[2] It has undergone numerous revisions, but was most recently revised in 1970. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum. ^[1]

Description

The male is recorded at 6.32mm in length whereas the female is 7.2mm. The male carapace is coloured reddish brown with dark shading. The legs are pale brown. The abdomen is pale and patterned dorsally. The female carapace is coloured yellowish brown and has dark shading. The legs are pale brown with dark bands. The abdomen is creamy white with pale markings dorsally. ^[1]

Distribution

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

Conservation status

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

References

1. Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin3: 1-184.
2. Hogg, H. R. (1909). Spiders and Opiliones from the subantarctic islands of New Zealand. In: The Subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Wellington 1, 155-181.
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.