Neoramia minuta

Neoramia minuta
Conservation status
Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Stiphidiidae
Genus:	Neoramia
Species:	N. minuta
Binomial name
Neoramia minuta Forster & Wilton, 1973

Neoramia minuta is a species of Stiphidiidae that is endemic to New Zealand. ^[1]

Taxonomy

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

Description

The female is recorded at 6.4mm in length. The cephalothorax is pale yellowish orange and darkens anteriorly. The legs are pale yellowish orange with dark bands. The abdomen is patterned dorsally. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Westland, 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". ^[2]

References

1. 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.