Biology:Tetragnatha multipunctata
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Short description: Species of Arachnida
| Tetragnatha multipunctata | |
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Invalid status (NZ TCS)
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Tetragnathidae |
| Genus: | Tetragnatha |
| Species: | T. multipunctata
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| Binomial name | |
| Tetragnatha multipunctata Urquhart, 1891
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Tetragnatha multipunctata is a species of Tetragnathidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy
This species was described in 1891 by Arthur Urquhart from a female specimen collected in Taranaki.[1]
Description
The female is recorded at 9.1mm in length. This species has a brownish yellow cephalothorax, deep straw coloured legs and a deep violet abdomen with silvery flecks.[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 "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Urquhart, A.T. (1891). "On new species of Araneae". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 23: 128-189. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/926.
- ↑ 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q2793849 entry
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