Huara antarctica

Huara antarctica
Conservation status
	; Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Desidae
Genus:	Huara
Species:	H. antarctica
Binomial name
	Huara antarctica; (Berand, 1931)
Synonyms
	Gohia antarctica; Chiracanthium antarcticum;

Huara antarctica is a species of Desidae that is endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described as Gohia antarctica by Lucien Berland in 1931 from male and female specimens.^[2] It was most recently revised in 1973. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.^[1]

Description

This species is recorded at 10mm in length.^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from the Auckland Islands, 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 "Range Restricted".^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin 4: 1-309.
^ Berland, L. (1931). Araignées des Iles Auckland et Campbell. Records of the Canterbury Museum 3: 357-365.
^ Sirvid, P. J.; Vink, C. J.; Fitzgerald, B. M.; Wakelin, M. D.; Rolfe, J.; Michel, P. (1 January 2020). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.

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[:0-1] Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin 4: 1-309.

[2] Berland, L. (1931). Araignées des Iles Auckland et Campbell. Records of the Canterbury Museum 3: 357-365.

[3] Sirvid, P. J.; Vink, C. J.; Fitzgerald, B. M.; Wakelin, M. D.; Rolfe, J.; Michel, P. (1 January 2020). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.

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