Nanometa purpurapunctata

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Nanometa purpurapunctata
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Nanometa purpurapunctata found south of Palmerston North in the central North Island, New Zealand
Status NZTCS NT.svg
Not Threatened (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: Tetragnathidae
Genus: Nanometa
Species:
N. purpurapunctata
Binomial name
Nanometa purpurapunctata
(Urquhart, 1889) [1]
Synonyms
  • Linyphia purpura-puncatataUrquhart, 1889
  • Linyphia nitidulumUrquhart, 1889
  • Erycina violaceaUrquhart, 1891
  • Eryciniola purpura-punctataBryant, 1933
  • Eryciniolia purpurapunctataForster, 1980

Nanometa purpurapunctata is a species of spider in the family Tetragnathidae. It is found in New Zealand. [1] [2]

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Taxonomy

This species was described as Linyphia purpura-puncatata in 1889 by Arthur Urquhart from male and female specimens collected in Waiorongomai Valley, Te Aroha. [3] It was most recently revised in 2020, in which it was moved to the Nanometa genus. The syntype is stored in Canterbury Museum. [2]

Description

The female is recorded at 3.7mm in length whereas the male is 2.7mm.

Distribution

This species is only known from the North Island of New Zealand. [4]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened". [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Tetragnathidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  2. 1 2 Álvarez-Padilla, Fernando; Kallal, Robert J.; Hormiga, Gustavo (2020-02-28). "Taxonomy and Phylogenetics of Nanometinae and Other Australasian Orb-Weaving Spiders (Araneae: Tetragnathidae)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 2020 (438): 1. doi:10.1206/0003-0090.438.1.1. ISSN   0003-0090.
  3. ↑ Urquhart, A.T. (1889). "On new species of Araneida". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 21: 134–152.
  4. 1 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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