Biology:Tinytrella
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Tinytrella is a genus of spiders in the family Anapidae. It was first described in 2010 by Rix & Harvey. As of 2017[update], it contains only one species, Tinytrella pusilla, found in New Zealand.[1][2]
Taxonomy
This species was described by Ray Forster in 1959 from male and female specimens.[3] The species named was most to Tinytrella, a genus created just for this species.[2] The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.
Description
The male is recorded at 0.85mm in length whereas the female is 0.89mm.[3]
Distribution
This species is known from scattered localities throughout New Zealand.[3]
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[4]
References
- ↑ "Anapidae". Natural History Museum Bern. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/1916. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rix, Michael; Harvey, Mark (2010-02-22). "The spider family Micropholcommatidae (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneoidea): a relimitation and revision at the generic level". ZooKeys (36): 1–321. doi:10.3897/zookeys.36.306. ISSN 1313-2970. Bibcode: 2010ZooK...36....1R. http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=2154.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Forster, R. R. (1959). The spiders of the family Symphytognathidae. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 86(3/4): 269-329.
- ↑ 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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