Biology:Colaranea verutum
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Invalid status (NZ TCS)
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Colaranea |
| Species: | C. verutum
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| Binomial name | |
| Colaranea verutum (Urquhart, 1887)
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Colaranea verutum is a species of orb-weaver spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1][2]
Taxonomy
Colaranea verutum was first described in 1887 by Arthur Urquhart as Epeira verutum, which had three subspecies, E.v. astatum, E.v. hastatum and E.v. lineola.[3] It was most recently revised in 1988, in which it was transferred to Colaranea.[1]
Description
The female is recorded at 9.1mm in length whereas the male is 5.5mm. This species has variable colouration, but usually has a pale patch on the anterior lateral surface. The overall body colour varies from green and reddish brown/red colours.[1]
Distribution
This species is only formally known from Stewart Island and the South Island of New Zealand.[1] However, there are iNaturalist records from the North Island.[4]
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Court, D. J. & Forster, R. R. (1988). The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Araneidae. Otago Museum Bulletin 6: 68-124.
- ↑ "Oldstyle id: 73bf22e3a5c9ca48e217a308870106a8". Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/73bf22e3a5c9ca48e217a308870106a8.
- ↑ Urquhart, A. T. (1887). On new species of Araneida. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 19: 72-118.
- ↑ "Colaranea verutum" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/387776-Colaranea-verutum.
- ↑ 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 ☰ Q2780085 entry
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