Orepukia nummosa
| Orepukia nummosa | |
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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: | Cycloctenidae |
| Genus: | Orepukia |
| Species: | O. nummosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Orepukia nummosa (Hogg, 1909)
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Orepukia nummosa is a species of Cycloctenidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described as Rubrius nummosus in 1909 by Henry Roughton Hogg from a female specimen.[2] It was most recently revised in 1973. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]
Description
[edit]The female is recorded at 18.5mm in length. The cephalothorax is coloured red brown. The abdomen is yellow brown and has dark grey markings.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species is only known from Bounty Island and Antipodes Island in New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
[edit]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "One Location".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin 4: 1-309
- ^ a b Hogg, H. R. (1909). Spiders and Opiliones from the subantarctic islands of New Zealand. In: The Subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Wellington 1, 155-181.
- ^ 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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