Maloides
| Maloides | |
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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: | Amaurobiidae |
| Genus: | Maloides |
| Species: | M. cavernicola
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| Binomial name | |
| Maloides cavernicola | |
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Maloides is a genus of tangled nest spiders containing the single species, Maloides cavernicola. It was first described by Norman I. Platnick in 1989,[1] and has only been found in New Zealand.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was first described as Mala cavernicola by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton in 1973 from a female specimen.[3] The genus was renamed as Maloides in 1989.[1] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection.[3]
Description
[edit]The female is recorded at 10.74mm in length. The carapace and legs are coloured pale yellow. The abdomen is creamy. The eyes are very reduced.[3]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]This species is only known from Nelson, New Zealand. It is only known to occur in caves.[3]
Conservation status
[edit]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Nationally Critical" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Platnick, N. I. (1989). "Advances in Spider Taxonomy 1981-1987: A Supplement to Brignoli's A Catalogue of the Araneae described between 1940 and 1981". Journal of Arid Environments. 17 (3): 358. Bibcode:1989JArEn..17..358P. doi:10.1016/S0140-1963(18)30893-0.
- ^ "Gen. Maloides Forster & Wilton, 1989". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
- ^ a b c d Forster, R. R.; Wilton, C. L. (1973). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV". Otago Museum Bulletin. 4: 1–309.
- ^ 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.