Biology:Anopsolobus
Anopsolobus is a monotypic genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae containing the single species, Anopsolobus subterraneus. It was first described by Raymond Robert Forster & Norman I. Platnick in 1985,[1] and is only known from Nelson in New Zealand.
Etymology
"Anopsolobus" refers to the absence of eyes and "subterraneus" refers to the habitat this species was found in.[1]
Taxonomy
Anopsolobus subterraneus was described in 1985 by Raymond Forster and Normal Platnick from one female specimen. The specimen was found 4 meters underground in a bore using a trap intended to collect interstitial aquatic animals, but instead caught terrestrial animals when the water table receded.[1] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014989.[2]
Anopsolobus is suggested to be closely related to the genus Tangata.[1]
Description
The only specimen is 1.96mm in length, is unpigmented and notably has no eyes. The body is densely covered in hairs.[1]
Distribution
This species is only known from Nelson, New Zealand. It was discovered in a bore hole 4m underground.[1]
Conservation status
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".[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Forster, R. R.; Platnick, N. I. (1985). "A review of the austral spider family Orsolobidae (Arachnida, Araneae), with notes on the superfamily Dysderoidea". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 181: 1–230.
- ↑ "Specimen Details". https://scd.landcareresearch.co.nz/Specimen/NZAC03014989.
- ↑ 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" (in English). New Zealand Threat Classification Series 34: 1–37. https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/science-and-technical/nztcs34entire.pdf.
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