Plectophanes pilgrimi

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Plectophanes pilgrimi
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Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Cycloctenidae
Genus: Plectophanes
Species:
P. pilgrimi
Binomial name
Plectophanes pilgrimi
Forster, 1964

Plectophanes pilgrimi is a species of Cycloctenidae spider endemic to New Zealand. [1]

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Taxonomy

This species was described in 1964 by Ray Forster from female specimens. [2] It is named after Robert Pilgrim, a notable New Zealand entomologist. [3] It was most recently revised in 1979. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum. [1]

Description

The female is recorded at 10.08mm in length. The carapace is brown. The abdomen is creamy white chevron patterns dorsally. [1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Canterbury and Westland in 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" and "Data Poor: Trend". [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Forster, R. R. (1979). The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Cycloctenidae, Gnaphosidae, Clubionidae. Otago Museum Bulletin5: 1-95
  2. Forster, R. R. (1964). The spider family Toxopidae (Araneae). Annals of the Natal Museum16: 113-151
  3. "Obituary Robert Louis Cecil Pilgrim 26 August 1921 - 7 April 2010" . New Zealand Entomologist. 34 (1): 83–86. 2011-02-01. doi:10.1080/00779962.2011.9722215. ISSN   0077-9962.
  4. 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.