Nomaua perdita | |
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Conservation status | |
Not Threatened (NZ TCS) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Physoglenidae |
Genus: | Nomaua |
Species: | N. perdita |
Binomial name | |
Nomaua perdita Forster, 1990 | |
Synonyms | |
Wairua reinga |
Nomaua perdita is a species of Physoglenidae spider endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy
This species was described in 1990 as Wairua reinga by Ray Forster from female specimens. It was most recently revised in 2009, in which the male was described. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.
Description
The male is recorded at 3.31mm in length, whereas the female is 3.15mm.
Distribution
This species is only known from the North Island of New Zealand.
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".
References
- ^ Forster, R. R., Platnick, N. I. & Coddington, J. (1990). A proposal and review of the spider family Synotaxidae (Araneae, Araneoidea), with notes on theridiid interrelationships. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 193: 1-116
- 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
- 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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Nomaua perdita |
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