Paradictyna ilamia

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Paradictyna ilamia
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Status NZTCS DD.svg
Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Dictynidae
Genus: Paradictyna
Species:
P. ilamia
Binomial name
Paradictyna ilamia
Forster, 1970

Paradictyna ilamia is a species of Dictynidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand. [1]

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Taxonomy

This species was described in 1970 by Ray Forster from female specimens collected in Riccarton Bush. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum. [1]

Description

The female is recorded at 1.95mm in length. In life, the spider is green with a reddish brown patch on the dorsal surface of the abdomen. [1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Riccarton Bush in Christchurch, New Zealand. [1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location". [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Forster, R.R. (1970). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part III". Otago Museum Bulletin. 3: 1–184.
  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.