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Marpissa armifera

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Marpissa armifera

Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Marpissa
Species:
M. armifera
Binomial name
Marpissa armifera
Urquhart, 1892

Marpissa armifera is a species of jumping spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described by Arthur Urquhart in 1892 from male and female specimens.[1]

Description

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The male is recorded at 4mm in length whereas the female is 5.6mm.[1]

Distribution

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This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Urquhart, A. T. (1892). Descriptions of new species of Araneidae. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 24: 230-253.
  2. ^ 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.