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Mangareia motu

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Mangareia motu

Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Desidae
Genus: Mangareia
Species:
M. motu
Binomial name
Mangareia motu
Forster, 1970

Mangareia motu is a species of Desidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described in 1970 by Ray Forster from male and specimens.[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000073.[2]

Description

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The female is recorded at 6.40mm in length whereas the male is 5.60mm.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from Marlborough and Wairarapa in New Zealand.[1]

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".[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. ^ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  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.