Pararchaea

Pararchaea
Pararchaea alba
Conservation status
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Malkaridae
Genus:	Pararchaea Forster, 1955
Species:	P. alba
Binomial name
Pararchaea alba Forster, 1955

Pararchaea is a monotypic genus of shield spiders from New Zealand containing the single species, Pararchaea alba. ^[1]

Taxonomy

This genus was described in 1955 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens collected from Fiordland. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum. ^[2]

Description

The male is recorded at 1.54mm in length whereas the female is 1.74mm. This species has brown legs, a brown carapace and creamy white abdomen. ^[2]

Distribution

This genus is known from scattered localities in the South Island. ^[2]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened. ^[3]

References

1. "Gen. Pararchaea Forster, 1955". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2019-07-04.
2. Forster, R.R. (1955). "Spiders of the family Archaeidae from Australia and New Zealand". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 83: 391–403.
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.