Mamoea mandibularis
Appearance
Mamoea mandibularis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Desidae |
Genus: | Mamoea |
Species: | M. mandibularis
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Binomial name | |
Mamoea mandibularis (Bryant, 1935)
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Mamoea mandibularis is a species of Desidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described as Rubrius mandibularis by Elizabeth Bryant in 1935 from female specimens.[2] It was most recently revised in 1973. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]
Description
[edit]The female is recorded at 7.99mm in length. The carapace and legs are coloured yellow brown. The abdomen has a pale chevron pattern dorsally.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species is only known from Wellington, New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin 4: 1-309.
- ^ Bryant, E. B. (1935). Some new and little known species of New Zealand spiders. Records of the Canterbury Museum 4: 71-94, pl. 10-13.
- ^ 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.