Biology:Bealeyia
Bealeyia is a monotypic genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family orsolobidae containing the single species, Bealeyia unicolor. It was first described by Raymond Robert Forster & Norman I. Platnick in 1985,[1] and is only found in New Zealand.[2]
Taxonomy
This species was described in 1985 by Ray Forster and Norman Platnick from male and female specimens collected in Arthurs Pass. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]
Description
The male is recorded at 2.88 mm (0.113 in) in length whereas the female is 3.52 mm (0.139 in). The carapace is patterned dorsally.[1]
Distribution
This species is only known from Arthurs Pass, New Zealand.[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]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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.
- ↑ Gen. Bealeyia Forster & Platnick, 1985. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/2189. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
- ↑ 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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