Biology:Pahora media

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Short description: Species of spider

Pahora media
Invalid status (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Physoglenidae
Genus: Pahora
Species:
P. media
Binomial name
Pahora media
Forster, 1990

Pahora media is a species of Physoglenidae spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1990 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens.[1] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03015018.[2]

Description

The male is recorded at 1.90mm in length whereas the female is 1.75mm. This species has a carapace that is shaded and has a pale band dorsally. The abdomen is mottled grey and white.[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Marlborough and Nelson in New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Forster, R. R., Platnick, N. I. & Coddington, J. (1990). A proposal and review of the spider family Synotaxidae (Araneae, Araneoidea), with notes on theridiid interrelationships. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 193: 1-116
  2. "Specimen Details". https://scd.landcareresearch.co.nz/Specimen/NZAC03015018. 
  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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