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Celaenia olivacea

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Celaenia olivacea

Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Celaenia
Species:
C. olivacea
Binomial name
Celaenia olivacea
(Urquhart, 1885)
Synonyms

Thlaosoma olivacea

Celaenia olivacea is a species of Araneidae spider that is native to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described as Thlaosoma olivacea in 1885 by Arthur Urquhart from a female specimen collected in Auckland.[2] The male was described in 1887.[3] It was transferred to the Celaenia genus in 1917.[1]

Description

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The female is record at 5mm in length whereas the male is 1.8mm.[2][3]

Distribution

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This species is only known from the North Island of New Zealand.[2][3]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Dalmas, R. de (1917). "Araignées de Nouvelle-Zélande". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 86: 317–430.
  2. ^ a b c Urquhart, A.T. (1885). "On the spiders of New Zealand". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 17: 31–53.
  3. ^ a b c Urquhart, A.T. (1887). "On new species of Araneida". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 19: 72–118.
  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.