Mahura rubella

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Mahura rubella
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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: Agelenidae
Genus: Mahura
Species:
M. rubella
Binomial name
Mahura rubella
Forster & Wilton, 1973

Mahura rubella 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 a female specimen. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum. [1]

Description

The female is recorded at 2.90mm in length. The carapace is coloured pale cream with some dark shading. The legs are pale and have dark markings. The abdomen is brownish grey with a reddish band dorsally. [1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Stewart Island, 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]

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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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