Ozarchaea forsteri

Ozarchaea forsteri
Conservation status
Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Malkaridae
Genus:	Ozarchaea
Species:	O. forsteri
Binomial name
Ozarchaea forsteri Rix, 2006

Ozarchaea forsteri is a species of Malkaridae that is endemic to New Zealand. ^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 2006 by Michael Rix from a single female specimen collected in Taranaki. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum. ^[1]

Description

The female is recorded at 2.35mm in length. The legs and carapace of this species are coloured mustard yellow. The abdomen is also mustard yellow, but with brown markings dorsally and laterally. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Pouakai Range on Mount Taranaki in New Zealand. ^[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifier of "One Location". ^[2]

References

1. Rix, Michael G. (2006). "Systematics of the Australasian spider family Pararchaeidae (Arachnida:Araneae)" . Invertebrate Systematics. 20 (2): 203. doi:10.1071/is05032. ISSN   1445-5226.
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.