Whakamoke rakiura

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Whakamoke rakiura
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: Malkaridae
Genus: Whakamoke
Species:
W. rakiura
Binomial name
Whakamoke rakiura
Hormiga & Scharff, 2020

Whakamoke rakiura 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. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum. [1]

Description

The male is recorded at 4.13mm in length whereas the female is 4.85-5.17mm. This species has a dark red brown carapace, red brown legs and a grey brown abdomen. [1]

Distribution

This species is known from Stewart Island, New Zealand. [1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Relict" with the qualifier "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifier "Data Poor: Size". [2]

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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. 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.