Mesudus frondosus

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Mesudus frondosus
Status NZTCS DD.svg
Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Desidae
Genus: Mesudus
Species:
M. frondosus
Binomial name
Mesudus frondosus
(Forster, 1970)
Synonyms
  • Manawa frondosa

Mesudus frondosus is a species of Desidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand. [1]

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Taxonomy

This species was described as Manawa frondosa by Ray Forster in 1970 from a female specimen. [1] It was moved to the Mesudus genus in 2007. [2] The holotype is stored in Otago Museum. [1]

Description

The female is recorded at 7.2mm in length. The cephalothorax and legs are coloured pale orange brown. The abdomen is creamy with dark brown patches. [1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Fiordland, 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", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location". [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin3: 1-184.
  2. ↑ Özdikmen, H. (2007). Nomenclatural changes for seven preoccupied spider genera (Arachnida: Araneae). Munis Entomology and Zoology2: 137-142.
  3. ↑ 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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