Waipoua hila

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Waipoua hila
Status NZTCS NU.svg
Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Orsolobidae
Genus: Waipoua
Species:
W. hila
Binomial name
Waipoua hila
Forster & Platnick, 1985

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

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Taxonomy

This species was described in 1985 by Ray Forster and Norman Platnick from female specimens collected in Northland. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum. [1]

Description

The female is recorded at 3.04mm in length. [1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Waipoua Forest in Northland, New Zealand. [1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifier "Range Restricted". [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.
  2. ↑ 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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