Pounamuella insula

Pounamuella insula
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. insula
Binomial name
Pounamuella insula Forster & Platnick, 1985

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

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1985 by Ray Forster and Norman Platnick from female specimens collected in Poor Knights Islands. The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03015000. ^[2]

Description

The female is recorded at 1.6mm in length. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Poor Knight Islands. ^[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers "Island Endemic" and "One Location". ^[3]

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. "Specimen Details". scd.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
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.