Subantarctia turbotti

Subantarctia turbotti
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:	Subantarctia
Species:	S. turbotti
Binomial name
Subantarctia turbotti Forster, 1955

Subantarctia turbotti is a species of spider in the family Orsolobidae. The species is endemic to New Zealand. ^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1955 by Ray Forster from female specimens collected on Auckland Island. ^[1] The species was redescribed in 1964 to include male specimens. ^[2] The holotype is stored in Auckland War Memorial Museum under registration number AMNZ5066. ^[3] The species was named after Auckland War Memorial Museum director Graham Turbott. ^[4]

Description

The male is recorded at 3.53mm in length whereas the female is 8.01mm. The female has yellowish brown legs, dark reddish brown carapace and uniform creamy white. In contrast, the male has bright reddish brown legs and carapace. ^{[2] [1]}

Distribution

This species is only known from Auckland Island in New Zealand. ^[5]

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". ^[6]

References

1. Forster, R.R (1955). "Spiders from the subantarctic islands of New Zealand". Records of the Dominion Museum, Wellington. 2: 167–203.
2. Forster, R.R (1964). "The Araneae and Opiliones of the subantarctic islands of New Zealand". Pacific Insects Monographs. 7: 58–115.
3. "Subantarctia turbotti". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
4. Gill, B. J.; Thwaites, I. G.; Wolfe, R. J. (2015). "Evan Graham Turbott M.Sc., Q.S.O. Ornithologist, museum director – 1914–2014". Records of the Auckland Museum . 50: 77–84. ISSN   1174-9202. JSTOR   90014736. Wikidata   Q58628992.
5. 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.
6. 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.