Biology:Gasparia delli
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Short description: Species of spider
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Toxopidae |
| Genus: | Gasparia |
| Species: | G. delli
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| Binomial name | |
| Gasparia delli (Forster, 1955)
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Gasparia delli is a species of Toxopidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described in 1955 by Ray Forster from female and male specimens.[2] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000020.[3]
Description
The male is recorded at 3.7mm in length. The cephalothorax and legs are coloured reddish brown. The abdomen is pale cream with a grey band dorsally.[1]
Distribution
This species is only known from Enderby Island in the Auckland Islands and the Antipodes Islands of New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifier of "Range Restricted".[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin 3: 1-184.
- ↑ Forster, R. R. (1955). Spiders from the subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Records of the Dominion Museum, Wellington 2: 167-203.
- ↑ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/125470.
- ↑ 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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