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Aorangia pilgrimi

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Aorangia pilgrimi

Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Stiphidiidae
Genus: Aorangia
Species:
A. pilgrimi
Binomial name
Aorangia pilgrimi
Forster & Wilton, 1973

Aorangia pilgrimi is a species of Stiphidiidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton in 1973 from male and female specimens.[1] It is named after Robert Pilgrim, a notable New Zealand entomologist.[2] The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]

Description

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The male is recorded at 5.80mm in length whereas the female is 4.08mm. The carapace is coloured yellowish and has brown markings. The legs are yellowish and have brown bands. The abdomen is blackish brown.[1]

Distribution

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

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin 4: 1-309.
  2. ^ "Obituary Robert Louis Cecil Pilgrim 26 August 1921 - 7 April 2010". New Zealand Entomologist. 34 (1): 83–86. 2011-02-01. doi:10.1080/00779962.2011.9722215. ISSN 0077-9962.
  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.