| Duripelta scuta | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Data Deficient (NZ TCS) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Orsolobidae |
| Genus: | Duripelta |
| Species: | D. scuta |
| Binomial name | |
| Duripelta scuta Forster & Platnick, 1985 | |
Duripelta scuta is a species of Orsolobidae spider. The species is endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy
This species was described in 1985 by Ray Forster and Norman Platnick from male and female specimens collected in Nelson. The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014996.
Description
The male is recorded at 1.40 mm (0.055 in) in length whereas the female is 1.52 mm (0.060 in). This species has a pale yellowish brown carapace and legs. The abdomen is creamy white.
Distribution
This species is only known from Nelson and Marlborough in New Zealand.
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".
References
- ^ Forster, R.R; Platnick, N.L (1985). "A review of the austral spider family Orsolobidae (Arachnida, Araneae), with notes on the superfamily Dysderoidea". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 181: 1–230.
- "Specimen Details". scd.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- 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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| Duripelta scuta | |
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