Anoteropsis ralphi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Anoteropsis |
| Species: | A. ralphi
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| Binomial name | |
| Anoteropsis ralphi (Simon, 1905)
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Anoteropsis ralphi is a species of Lycosidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described as Lycosa ralphi by Eugène Simon in 1905.[2] It was most recently revised in 2002. The type specimens of Lycosa ralphi are presumed lost.[1]
Description
[edit]The male is recorded at 5.5-7.6mm in length whereas the female is 6.1-9.8mm. The carapace is coloured orange brown with a yellowish longitudinal band, blackish lines originating from the fovea and brown along the carapace margins. The legs are orange brown with darkish bands. The abdomen is brown with a yellowish-brown heart tripe dorsally of variable size.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species is only known from the Chatham Islands, New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
[edit]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifier of "Island Endemic" and "Range Restricted".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Vink, C. (2002). Lycosidae (Arachnida: Araneae). Fauna of New Zealand 44: 1-94
- ^ Simon, E. (1905). Arachnides des îles Chatham. (Ergebnisse einer Reise nach dem Pacific. Schauinsland 1896-1897). Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere 21: 415-424.
- ^ 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.