Forsterella
| Forsterella | |
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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: | Zodariidae |
| Genus: | Forsterella |
| Species: | F. faceta
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| Binomial name | |
| Forsterella faceta Jocqué, 1991[1]
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Forsterella is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was first described in 1991 by Jocqué. As of 2017[update], it contains only one species, Forsterella faceta, found in New Zealand.[1][2]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described by Rudy Jocqué in 1991 from male and female specimens.[2] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03015019.[3]
Description
[edit]The male is recorded at 3.91-5.41mm in length whereas the female is 4.33-7.75mm. The carapace is coloured dark reddish brown. The legs are orangish with dark sections. The abdomen is darkly coloured with various pale markings dorsally.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species is only known from the North Island of New Zealand.[2]
Conservation status
[edit]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Zodariidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
- ^ a b c d Jocqué, R. (1991). A generic revision of the spider family Zodariidae (Araneae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 201: 1-160.
- ^ "Specimen Details". scd.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
- ^ 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.