Whakamoke guacamole

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Whakamoke guacamole
Status NZTCS NT.svg
Not Threatened (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: Malkaridae
Genus: Whakamoke
Species:
W. guacamole
Binomial name
Whakamoke guacamole
Hormiga & Scharff, 2020

Whakamoke guacamole is a species of Malkaridae that is endemic to New Zealand. [1]

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Taxonomy

This species was described in 2020 by Gustavo Hormiga and Nikolaj Scharff. [1] The holotype is stored in Auckland Museum under registration number AMNZ66140. [2]

Description

The male is recorded at 3.06mm in length whereas the female 3.06-4.15mm. This species has a red brown carapace, yellow brown legs and a whitish brown abdomen. [1]

Distribution

This species is known from the North Island of New Zealand. [1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened". [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hormiga, Gustavo; Scharff, Nikolaj (2020). "The malkarid spiders of New Zealand (Araneae : Malkaridae)". Invertebrate Systematics. 34 (4): 345–405. doi:10.1071/IS19073. ISSN   1445-5226.
  2. ↑ "Whakamoke guacamole". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  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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