Maoriata magna

Maoriata magna

Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Orsolobidae
Genus: Maoriata
Species:
M. magna
Binomial name
Maoriata magna
(Forster, 1956)
Synonyms

Ascuta magna

Maoriata magna is a species of Orsolobidae spider. The species is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described as "Ascuta magna" in 1956 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens collected in Fiordland.[1] In 1985, the species was made the type species of Maoriata.[2] The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]

Description

The male is recorded at 4.2 mm (0.17 in) in length whereas the female is 4.35 mm (0.171 in). This species has a dark yellowish carapace, pale brown legs and creamy white coloured abdomen with a chevron pattern dorsally.[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Fiordland, New Zealand.[1][2]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Forster, R. R (1956). "New Zealand spiders of the family Oonopidae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 7: 89–169.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  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.