Biology:Kapitia
Kapitia is a genus of spiders in the family Oonopidae. It was first described in 1956 by Forster. As of 2024[update], it contains only one species, Kapitia obscura.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described in 1956 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens collected on Kapiti Island.[2] It was redescribed in 2012.[3] The holotype is stored at Canterbury Museum. It is the only oonopid spider in New Zealand.[2]
Description
This male is recorded at 1.26mm in length. The carapace, legs and abdomen are yellow coloured. The female is slightly larger at 1.63mm in length.[3]
Distribution
This species is known from scattered locations throughout the North Island of New Zealand, including Three Kings Islands.[3]
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "Biologically Sparse".[4]
References
- ↑ "Oonopidae". Natural History Museum Bern. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/2116. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Forster, Ray (1956). "New Zealand spiders of the family Oonopidae". Records of the Canterbury Museum 7: 89-169. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/3185.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Platnick, Norman I.; Abrahim, Naiara; Álvarez-Padilla, Fernando; Andriamalala, Daniela; Baehr, Barbara C.; Baert, Léon; Bonaldo, Alexandre B.; Brescovit, Antonio D. et al. (2012). "Tarsal Organ Morphology and the Phylogeny of Goblin Spiders (Araneae, Oonopidae), with Notes on Basal Genera" (in en). American Museum Novitates 3736 (3736): 1–52. doi:10.1206/3736.2. ISSN 0003-0082. http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1206/3736.2.
- ↑ 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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