Huka lobata

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Huka lobata
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Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Agelenidae
Genus: Huka
Species:
H. lobata
Binomial name
Huka lobata
Forster & Wilton, 1973

Huka lobata is a species of Agelenidae that is endemic to New Zealand. [1]

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Taxonomy

This species was described in 1973 by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton from female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum. [1]

Description

Females measure 1.79 mm in length, with a cephalothorax and legs colored straw yellow and a creamy abdomen. [1]

Distribution

This species has been identified at various locations across New Zealand. [1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened". [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin4: 1-309
  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.