Pararchaea | |
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Pararchaea alba | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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]
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]
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]
This genus is known from scattered localities in the South Island. [2]
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened. [3]
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