Orepukia nota

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Orepukia nota
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: Cycloctenidae
Genus: Orepukia
Species:
O. nota
Binomial name
Orepukia nota
Forster & Wilton, 1973

Orepukia nota is a species of Cycloctenidae that is endemic to New Zealand. [1]

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Taxonomy

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

Description

The male is recorded at 7.46mm in length whereas the female is 7.44mm. The carapace is coloured dark brown with pale yellow areas dorsally. The legs are orange brown with dark bands. The abdomen is shaded black brown with pale markings dorsally. [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 "Not Threatened". [2]

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. ↑ 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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