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Amaurobioides maritima

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Amaurobioides maritima

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Anyphaenidae
Genus: Amaurobioides
Species:
A. maritima
Binomial name
Amaurobioides maritima

Amaurobioides maritima is a species of Anyphaenidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described in 1883 by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge from female specimens collected in Allday Bay.[2] It was most recently revised in 1970, in which the male was described. The holotype is stored in Oxford University Museum of Natural History.[1]

Description

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The female is recorded at 13.6mm in length whereas the male is 8.45mm. This species has a reddish brown carapace and a brown abdomen that has pale chevron markings dorsally.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from Otago, New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Climate Impact", "Data Poor: Trend" and "Range Restricted".[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Forster, R.R. (1970). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part III". Otago Museum Bulletin. 3: 1–184.
  2. ^ Cambridge, O. P. (1883). "0n some new Genera and Species of Spiders". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 51 (1): 352–365. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1883.tb06654.x.
  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.