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Alistra reinga

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Species of spider

Alistra reinga
Conservation status

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Hahniidae
Genus: Alistra
Species: A. reinga
Binomial name
Alistra reinga
(Forster, 1970)
Synonyms

Tawerana reinga

Alistra reinga is a species of Hahniidae spider endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described as Tawerana reinga in 1970 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens. In 1986 it was transferred to the Alistra genus. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.

Description

The male is recorded at 1.41mm in length whereas the female is 1.56mm. The carapace has a black patch dorsally. The abdomen has black markings dorsally.

Distribution

This species is only known from the Te Paki Sand Dunes in Northland Region, New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon".

References

  1. ^ Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin 3: 1-184
  2. Brignoli, P. M. (1986). Spiders from Melanesia III. A new Alistra (Araneae, Hahniidae) from the Solomon Islands. Bollettino del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona 11: 327-332
  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.
Taxon identifiers
Alistra reinga
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