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Species of spider

Pahoroides aucklandica
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: Pahoroides
Species: P. aucklandica
Binomial name
Pahoroides aucklandica
Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2011

Pahoroides aucklandica is a species of Physoglenidae spider endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described in 2011 by Mike Fitzgerald and Phil Sirvid from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.002324.

Description

The male is recorded at 3.31mm in length whereas the female is 2.28mm.

Distribution

This species is only known from Auckland, New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon".

References

  1. ^ Fitzgerald, B. M. & Sirvid, P. J. (2011). A revision of the genus Pahorides (Araneae: Synotaxidae). Tuhinga 22: 1-17
  2. "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  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
Pahoroides aucklandica


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