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Nomaua crinifrons

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Species of spider

Nomaua crinifrons
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: Physoglenidae
Genus: Nomaua
Species: N. crinifrons
Binomial name
Nomaua crinifrons
(Urquhart, 1891)
Synonyms

Cornicularia crinifrons
Bolyphantes crinifrons

Nomaua crinifrons is a species of Physoglenidae spider endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described as Cornicularia crinifrons in 1891 by Arthur Urquhart. It was most recently revised in 2009.

Description

The male is recorded at 3.31mm in length whereas the female is 2.99mm.

Distribution

This species is only known from the Taranaki region in New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifier of "Range Restricted".

References

  1. ^ Fitzgerald, B. M. & Sirvid, P. J. (2009). A revision of Nomaua (Araneae: Synotaxidae) and description of a new synotaxid genus from New Zealand. Tuhinga 20: 137-158
  2. Urquhart, A. T. (1891a). On new species of Araneae. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 23: 128-189, pl. 21
  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
Nomaua crinifrons
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