Hulua pana

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Hulua pana
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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: Hulua
Species:
H. pana
Binomial name
Hulua pana
Forster, 1973

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

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Taxonomy

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

Description

The female is recorded at 1.82mm in length. The carapace is coloured reddish brown. The legs are coloured pale yellow. The abdomen is purpilish grey. [1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Wellington, 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" and "Data Poor: Trend". [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.


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