Pholcomma antipodianum

Pholcomma antipodianum

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Pholcomma
Species:
P. antipodianum
Binomial name
Pholcomma antipodianum
(Forster, 1955)
Synonyms

Erigone antipodiana

Pholcomma antipodianum is a species of cobweb spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described as Erigone antipodiana in 1955 by Ray Forster from male specimens.[1] In 1957, it was moved to the Phocomma genus.[2] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000004.[3]

Description

The female is recorded at 2.61mm in length. The carapace is dark blackish brown. The abdomen is greyish black.[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Antipodes Island in New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "One Location".[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. (1955). Spiders from the subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Records of the Dominion Museum, Wellington 2: 167-203
  2. ^ Levi, Herbert W. (1957). "The North American Spider Genera Paratheridula, Tekellina, Pholcomma and Archerius (Araneae: Theridiidae)". Transactions of the American Microscopical Society. 76 (2): 105–115. doi:10.2307/3223625. JSTOR 3223625.
  3. ^ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
  4. ^ 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.