Maniho centralis

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Maniho centralis
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Nationally Endangered (NZ TCS)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Desidae
Genus: Maniho
Species:
M. centralis
Binomial name
Maniho centralis
Forster & Wilton, 1973

Manihocentralis is a species of Desidae that is endemic to New Zealand. [1]

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Taxonomy

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

Description

The female is recorded at 6.5mm in length whereas the male is 5.8mm. [1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Central Otago, New Zealand. [1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Nationally Endangered". [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. (1 January 2020). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.