Stanwellia tuna

Stanwellia tuna
Conservation status
Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Pycnothelidae
Genus:	Stanwellia
Species:	S. tuna
Binomial name
Stanwellia tuna (Forster, 1968)
Synonyms
Aparua tuna

Stanwellia tuna is a species of mygalomorph spider endemic to New Zealand. ^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described as Aparua tuna in 1968 by Ray Forster from a single male specimen collected on Ruapuke Island. ^[1] It was transferred into the Stanwellia genus in 1983. ^[2] The holotype is stored at Otago Museum. ^[1]

Description

The male is recorded at 9.5mm in length. The carapace is yellow, but darker around the eyes. The legs are orange brown. The abdomen is cream with a chevron pattern dorsally. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Ruapuke Island, 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". ^[3]

References

1. Forster, Raymond Robert; Wilton, Cecil Louis (1968-01-01). "The Spiders of New Zealand Part II: Ctenizidae, Dipluridae & Migidae" (PDF). Otago Museum bulletin. 2: 1–166.
2. Main, Barbara York (1983). "Further studies on the systematics of Australian Diplurinae (Chelicerata: Mygalomorphae: Dipluridae): Two new genera from south western Australia" . Journal of Natural History. 17 (6): 923–949. doi:10.1080/00222938300770731. ISSN   0022-2933.
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.