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Lamina parana

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Lamina parana

Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Toxopidae
Genus: Lamina
Species:
L. parana
Binomial name
Lamina parana
Forster, 1970

Lamina parana is a species of Toxopidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described by Ray Forster in 1970 from male specimens.[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000080.[2]

Description

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The male is recorded at 2.6mm in length. When alive, the spider is bright green in colour.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from Nelson and Wellington, New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin 3: 1-184.
  2. ^ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
  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.