Jump to content

Maniho tigris

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Maniho tigris

Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Desidae
Genus: Maniho
Species:
M. tigris
Binomial name
Maniho tigris
Marples, 1959

Maniho tigris is a species of spider in the family Desidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

[edit]

This species was described by Brian John Marples in 1959 from female and male specimens.[2] It was most recently revised in 1973. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]

Description

[edit]

The female is recorded at 7.4mm in length whereas the male is 6.25mm. The carapace and abdomen are coloured pale orange brown and have dark markings. The abdomen has a pale pattern dorsally.[1]

Distribution

[edit]

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

Conservation status

[edit]

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

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin 4: 1-309.
  2. ^ Marples, R. R. (1959). The dictynid spiders of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 87: 333-361.
  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.