Icona alba

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Icona alba
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Status NZTCS NU.svg
Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Icona
Species:
I. alba
Binomial name
Icona alba
Forster, 1955

Icona alba is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae. It is found in New Zealand. [1] [2]

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Taxonomy

This species was described by in 1955 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens. [2] It was most recently revised in 1964. [3] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000002. [4]

Description

The male is recorded at 5.01mm in length whereas the female is 4.26mm. The body is generally coloured creamy white. The abdomen has black patches. [2]

Distribution

This species is only known from the Auckland Islands and Campbell Islands in New Zealand. [3]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifier of "Range Restricted". [5]

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References

  1. ↑ https://wsc.nmbe.ch/specieslist/3496 NMBE
  2. 1 2 3 Forster, R. R. (1955). Spiders from the subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Records of the Dominion Museum, Wellington2: 167-203
  3. 1 2 Forster, R. R. (1964). The Araneae and Opiliones of the subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Pacific Insects Monographs7: 58-115
  4. ↑ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
  5. ↑ 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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