Toxopsiella alpina | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Cycloctenidae |
Genus: | Toxopsiella |
Species: | T. alpina |
Binomial name | |
Toxopsiella alpina Forster, 1964 | |
Toxopsiella alpina is a species of Cycloctenidae spider endemic to New Zealand. [1]
This species was described in 1964 by Ray Forster from female specimens. [2] It was most recently revised in 1979. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum. [1]
The female is recorded at 6.91mm in length. This species has a pale yellow cephalothorax. The abdomen is pale and has dark markings dorsally. [1]
This species is only known from Canterbury, New Zealand. [1]
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]