Gasparia delli
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Toxopidae |
| Genus: | Gasparia |
| Species: | G. delli
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| Gasparia delli (Forster, 1955)
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Gasparia delli is a species of Toxopidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described in 1955 by Ray Forster from female and male specimens.[2] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000020.[3]
Description
[edit]The male is recorded at 3.7mm in length. The cephalothorax and legs are coloured reddish brown. The abdomen is pale cream with a grey band dorsally.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species is only known from Enderby Island in the Auckland Islands and the Antipodes Islands of New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
[edit]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifier of "Range Restricted".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin 3: 1-184.
- ^ Forster, R. R. (1955). Spiders from the subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Records of the Dominion Museum, Wellington 2: 167-203.
- ^ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
- ^ 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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