Tararua celeripes

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Tararua celeripes
Status NZTCS DD.svg
Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Agelenidae
Genus: Tararua
Species:
T. celeripes
Binomial name
Tararua celeripes
(Urquhart, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Habronestes celeripes

Tararua celeripes is a species of Agelenidae that is endemic to New Zealand. [1]

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Taxonomy

This species was described as Habronestes celeripes in 1891 by Arthur Urquhart from male and female specimens. [2] It was most recently revised in 1973. The holotype is considered lost. [1]

Description

The female is recorded at 4.00mm in length whereas the male is 4.30mm. [1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Taranaki, 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", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location". [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin4: 1-309
  2. ↑ Urquhart, A. T. (1891). On new species of Araneae. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute23: 128-189, pl. 21.
  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.


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