Zealanapis australis

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Zealanapis australis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Anapidae
Genus: Zealanapis
Species:
Z. australis
Binomial name
Zealanapis australis
(Forster, 1951)
Synonyms

Chasmocephalon australisForster, 1951

Zealanapis australis is a spider species in the genus Zealanapis found in New Zealand. [1]

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Taxonomy

This species was described as Chasmocephalon australis in 1951 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens collected on Bench Island. [2] In 1989 it was transferred to Zealanapis . [1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000009. [3]

Description

The male is recorded at 1.09mm in length whereas the female is 1.28mm. This species has a dark brown carapace and legs. The abdomen is a mix of grey yellow and dark brown. [1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Otago and Southland in New Zealand. [1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened". [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Platnick, N.I.; Forster, R.R. (1989). "A revision of the temperate South American and Australasian spiders of the family Anapidae (Araneae, Araneoidea)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 190: 1–139.
  2. Forster, R.R. (1951). "New Zealand spiders of the family Symphytognathidae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 5: 231–244.
  3. "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  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.