Paradictyna rufoflava

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Paradictyna rufoflava
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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: Dictynidae
Genus: Paradictyna
Species:
P. rufoflava
Binomial name
Paradictyna rufoflava
Synonyms

Matachia rufoflavus
Matachia rufoflava
Callevophthalmus rufoflavus

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Paradictyna rufoflava is a spider of the genus Paradictyna endemic to New Zealand. [1] It is a cribellate (hackled band-producing) spider of the family Dictynidae. [2]

Taxonomy

This species was described as Matachia rufoflavus in 1946 by George Chamberlain from specimens collected on Waiheke Island. [3] In 1967, it was moved to the Callevophthalmus genus. [4] It was most recently revised by Ray Forster in 1970, who transferred it to the Paradictyna genus, of which it is the type species. The holotype is stored in Auckland War Memorial Museum. [2]

Description

The male is recorded at 3mm in length whereas the female is 3.3mm. When alive, this species is green with a reddish patch on the abdomen. [2]

Distribution

This species is known from throughout the North Island of New Zealand. [2] It is usually found in forests. [5]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened". [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Forster, R.R. (1970). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part III". Otago Museum Bulletin. 3: 1–184.
  3. ↑ Chamberlain, G. (1946). "Revision of the Araneae of New Zealand. Part II". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 3: 85–97.
  4. ↑ Lehtinen, P.T. (1967). "Classification of the cribellate spiders and some allied families, with notes on the evolution of the suborder Araneomorpha". Annales Zoologici Fennici. 4: 199–468.
  5. ↑ Forster, Raymond Robert; Forster, Lyndsay McLaren (1999-01-01). Spiders of New Zealand and their Worldwide Kin. Otago University Press, Tūhura Otago Museum.
  6. ↑ 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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