Waipoua gressitti

Waipoua gressitti
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:	Waipoua
Species:	W. gressitti
Binomial name
Waipoua gressitti (Forster, 1964)
Synonyms
Pounamua gressitti

Waipoua gressitti is a species of Orsolobidae that is endemic to New Zealand. ^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described as Pounamua gressitti in 1964 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens collected in Campbell Island. ^[1] In 1985, it was moved to Waipoua . ^[2] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000034. ^[3]

Description

The male is recorded at 2.26mm in length whereas the female is 2.47mm. This species has a yellow brown carapace and a purplish abdomen. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Campbell Island, New Zealand. ^{[1] [2]}

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". ^[4]

References

1. Forster, R.R (1964). "The Araneae and Opiliones of the subantarctic islands of New Zealand". Pacific Insects Monographs. 7: 58–115.
2. 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.
3. "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
4. 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.