Biology:Waiporia mensa
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Short description: Species of spider
| Waiporia mensa | |
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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: | Orsolobidae |
| Genus: | Waiporia |
| Species: | W. mensa
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| Binomial name | |
| Waiporia mensa (Forster, 1956)
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| Synonyms | |
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Ascuta mensa | |
Waiporia mensa is a species of Orsolobidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described as Ascuta mensa in 1956 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens collected in Nelson.[1] In 1985, it was moved into the Waiporia genus.[2] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000068.[3]
Description
The male is recorded at 2.21mm in length whereas the female is 2.27mm. This species has pale brown legs and a reddish brown carapace. The abdomen has a chevron pattern dorsally.[1]
Distribution
This species is only known from Nelson, New Zealand.[1][2]
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[4]
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Forster, R. R (1956). "New Zealand spiders of the family Oonopidae". Records of the Canterbury Museum 7: 89–169. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/3185.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Forster, R.R; Platnick, N.L (1985). "A review of the austral spider family Orsolobidae (Arachnida, Araneae), with notes on the superfamily Dysderoidea". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 181: 1–230. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/6055.
- ↑ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/125818.
- ↑ 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 ☰ Q2504584 entry
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