Mahura crypta

Mahura crypta
Conservation status
Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Agelenidae
Genus:	Mahura
Species:	M. crypta
Binomial name
Mahura crypta Forster & Wilton, 1973

Mahura crypta is a species of Agelenidae that is endemic to New Zealand. ^{[1] [2]}

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1973 by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton from male and female specimens. ^[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000019. ^[3]

Description

The male is recorded at 2.40mm in length whereas the female is 2.56mm. The overall colour of the spider is reddish brown. ^[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". ^[4]

References

1. Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin4: 1-309
2. Forster, Raymond R. (1973). The Spiders of New Zealand: Agelenidae, Stiphidiidae, Amphinectidae, Amaurobiidae, Neolanidae, Ctenidae, Psechridae. Otago Museum Trust Board. p. 58.
3. "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
4. 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.