Biology:Neomyro scitulus

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Short description: Species of spider

Neomyro scitulus
Invalid status (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Toxopidae
Genus: Neomyro
Species:
N. scitulus
Binomial name
Neomyro scitulus
(Urquhart, 1891)
Synonyms

Habronestes scitula

Neomyro scitulus is a species of Toxopidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described as Habronestes scitula by Arthur Urquhart in 1891.[2] It was most recently revised in 1973. The holotype is likely lost.[1]

Description

The spider is recorded at 2.32mm in length. The cephalothorax is coloured pale yellow and has a black patch surrounding the eyes. The legs are pale yellow. The abdomen has black markings dorsally and laterally.[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Taranaki, New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin 4: 1-309.
  2. Urquhart, A. T. (1891). On new species of Araneae. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 23: 128-189, pl. 21.
  3. 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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