Biology:Ascuta leith
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Short description: Species of spider
| Ascuta leith | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Orsolobidae |
| Genus: | Ascuta |
| Species: | A. leith
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| Binomial name | |
| Ascuta leith Forster & Platnick, 1985
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Ascuta leith is a species of Orsolobidae spider of the genus Ascuta. The species is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described in 1985 by Ray Forster and Norman Platnick from a single female specimen collected in Otago. The species name refers to the site it was collected from. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]
Description
The female is recorded at 2.92 mm (0.115 in) in length. The carapace and abdomen are patterned dorsally.[1]
Distribution
This species is only known from Leith Saddle in Otago, New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Forster, R.R; Platnick, N.L (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. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/6055.
- ↑ 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q2219788 entry
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