Holomamoea

Holomamoea
Conservation status
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Desidae
Genus:	Holomamoea
Species:	H. foveata
Binomial name
Holomamoea foveata Forster & Wilton, 1973 [1]

Holomamoea is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders containing the single species, Holomamoea foveata. ^{[2] [1]}

Taxonomy

This monotypic genus was described by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton in 1973 from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum. ^[2]

Description

The male is recorded at 5.20 mm in length whereas the female is 5.40 mm. The male carapace is coloured reddish brown. The legs are pale yellow brown. The abdomen is shaded blackish brown. The female differs in having a chevron pattern dorsally. ^[2]

Distribution

This species is only known from Westland, New Zealand. ^[2]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened". ^[3]

References

1. "Gen. Holomamoea Forster & Wilton, 1973". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
2. Forster, R. R.; Wilton, C. L. (1973). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV". Otago Museum Bulletin. 4: 1–309.
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.