Pounamuella australis

Pounamuella australis
Conservation status
Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Orsolobidae
Genus:	Pounamuella
Species:	P. australis
Binomial name
Pounamuella australis (Forster, 1964)
Synonyms
Pounamua australis

Pounamuella australis is a species of Orsolobidae. The species is endemic to New Zealand. ^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described as Pounamua australis in 1964 by Ray Forster from female specimens collected on Auckland Island. ^[2] The species was renamed as Pounamuella australis in 1985 and the male was described. ^[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000011. ^[3]

Description

The female is recorded at 2.26mm in length whereas the male is 2mm. ^{[1] [2]}

Distribution

This species is endemic to the Auckland Islands, New Zealand. ^[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "One Location". ^[4]

References

1. Forster, R.R; Platnick, N.L (1985). "A review of the austral spider family Orsolobidae (Arachnida, Araneae), with notes on the superfamily Dysderoidea". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 181: 1–230.
2. Forster, R.R (1964). "The Araneae and Opiliones of the subantarctic islands of New Zealand". Pacific Insects Monographs. 7: 58–115.
3. "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
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.