Nomaua perdita

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Nomaua perdita
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Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Physoglenidae
Genus: Nomaua
Species:
N. perdita
Binomial name
Nomaua perdita
Forster, 1990
Synonyms

Wairua reinga
Nomaua crinifrons

Nomaua perdita is a species of Physoglenidae spider endemic to New Zealand. [1]

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Taxonomy

This species was described in 1990 as Wairua reinga by Ray Forster from female specimens. [1] It was most recently revised in 2009, in which the male was described. [2] The holotype is stored in Otago Museum. [1]

Description

The male is recorded at 3.31mm in length, whereas the female is 3.15mm. [1]

Distribution

This species is only known from the North Island of New Zealand. [1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened". [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Forster, R. R., Platnick, N. I. & Coddington, J. (1990). A proposal and review of the spider family Synotaxidae (Araneae, Araneoidea), with notes on theridiid interrelationships. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History193: 1-116
  2. Fitzgerald, B. M. & Sirvid, P. J. (2009). A revision of Nomaua (Araneae: Synotaxidae) and description of a new synotaxid genus from New Zealand. Tuhinga20: 137-158
  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.