Biology:Forstrarchaea
Forstrarchaea is a monotypic genus of shield spiders from New Zealand containing the single species, Forstrarchaea rubra.[1]
Taxonomy
The species was first described in 1949 by Ray Forster.[2] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000098.[3] The genus was described in 2006 by Michael Gordon Rix.[4]
Description
The female is recorded at 2.17mm in length whereas the male is 1.72mm. After being preserved, this species has a dark golden brown carapace. The legs are dark brown. The abdomen is orange yellow with dark brown markings dorsally.[2]
Distribution
This species is restricted to the northern half of the North Island.[1]
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[5]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hormiga, Gustavo; Scharff, Nikolaj (2020-05-08). "The malkarid spiders of New Zealand (Araneae : Malkaridae)" (in en). Invertebrate Systematics 34 (4): 345–405. doi:10.1071/IS19073. ISSN 1447-2600. https://www.publish.csiro.au/is/IS19073.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Forster, R.R. (1949). "New Zealand spiders of the family Archaeidae". Records of the Canterbury Museum 5: 193-203. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/2925.
- ↑ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/126896.
- ↑ Rix, M. G. (2006). "Systematics of the Australasian spider family Pararchaeidae (Arachnida: Araneae)". Invertebrate Systematics 20 (2): 203–254. doi:10.1071/IS05032.
- ↑ 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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