Orepukia nummosa

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Orepukia nummosa
Status NZTCS NU.svg
Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Cycloctenidae
Genus: Orepukia
Species:
O. nummosa
Binomial name
Orepukia nummosa
(Hogg, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Rubrius nummosus
  • Cheiracanthium nummosum

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

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Taxonomy

This species was described as Rubrius nummosus in 1909 by Henry Roughton Hogg from a female specimen. [2] It was most recently revised in 1973. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum. [1]

Description

The female is recorded at 18.5mm in length. The cephalothorax is coloured red brown. The abdomen is yellow brown and has dark grey markings. [2]

Distribution

This species is only known from Bounty Island and Antipodes Island in New Zealand. [1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "One Location". [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin4: 1-309
  2. 1 2 Hogg, H. R. (1909). Spiders and Opiliones from the subantarctic islands of New Zealand. In: The Subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Wellington 1, 155-181.
  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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