Oramia chathamensis

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Oramia chathamensis
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Status NZTCS NU.svg
Naturally Uncommon (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: Agelenidae
Genus: Oramia
Species:
O. chathamensis
Binomial name
Oramia chathamensis
(Simon, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Amaurobius chathamensis
  • Ixeuticus chathamensis

Oramia chathamensis is a species of Agelenidae that is endemic to New Zealand. [1]

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Taxonomy

This species was described as Amaurobius chathamensis in 1899 by Eugène Simon. [2] It was most recently revised in 1973. The holotype is stored in the National Museum of Natural History, Paris. [1]

Description

The male is recorded at 8.8mm in length. The carapace is coloured reddish brown and is darkened anteriorly. [1]

Distribution

This species is only known from the Chatham Islands in New Zealand. [1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifier of "Range Restricted". [3]

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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. ↑ Simon, E. (1899). Ergebnisse einer Reise nach dem Pacific (Schauinsland 1896-1897). Arachnoideen. Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abtheilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Thiere12(4): 411-437.
  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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