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Species of spider

Amaurobioides minor
Conservation status

Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Anyphaenidae
Genus: Amaurobioides
Species: A. minor
Binomial name
Amaurobioides minor
Forster, 1970

Amaurobioides minor is a species of Anyphaenidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1970 by Ray Forster from female specimens collected in Fiordland. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000069.

Description

The female is recorded at 9.35mm in length. This species has a reddish brown carapace and a brown abdomen that has pale chevron markings dorsally.

Distribution

This species is only known from Fiordland, New Zealand. Like all Amaurobioides, it lives along the spray zone of rocky coasts.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Climate Impact", "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "Range Restricted".

References

  1. ^ 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 2024-08-31.
  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
Amaurobioides minor
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