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Genus of spiders

Forstrarchaea
Conservation status

Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Malkaridae
Genus: Forstrarchaea
Rix, 2006
Species: F. rubra
Binomial name
Forstrarchaea rubra
(Forster, 1949)
Synonyms

Zearchaea rubra
Pararchaea rubra

Forstrarchaea is a monotypic genus of shield spiders from New Zealand containing the single species, Forstrarchaea rubra.

Taxonomy

The species was first described in 1949 by Ray Forster. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000098. The genus was described in 2006 by Michael Gordon Rix.

The holotype of Forstrarchaea rubra

Description

The female is recorded at 2.17mm in length whereas the male is 1.72mm. After being preserved, this species has a dark golden brown carapace. The legs are dark brown. The abdomen is orange yellow with dark brown markings dorsally.

Distribution

This species is restricted to the northern half of the North Island.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".

See also

References

  1. ^ Hormiga, Gustavo; Scharff, Nikolaj (2020-05-08). "The malkarid spiders of New Zealand (Araneae : Malkaridae)". Invertebrate Systematics. 34 (4): 345–405. doi:10.1071/IS19073. ISSN 1447-2600.
  2. ^ Forster, R.R. (1949). "New Zealand spiders of the family Archaeidae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 5: 193–203.
  3. "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  4. Rix, M. G. (2006). "Systematics of the Australasian spider family Pararchaeidae (Arachnida: Araneae)". Invertebrate Systematics. 20 (2): 203–254. doi:10.1071/IS05032.
  5. 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
Forstrarchaea
Forstrarchaea rubra


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