Biology:Zealanapis punta

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Zealanapis punta
Invalid status (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Anapidae
Genus: Zealanapis
Species:
Z. punta
Binomial name
Zealanapis punta
Platnick & Forster, 1989

Zealanapis punta is a species of Anapidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1989 by Norman Platnick and Ray Forster from male and female specimens collected from Mount Domett.[1] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014956.[2]

Description

The male is recorded at 1.02mm in length whereas the female is 1.21mm.[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Nelson, 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 Platnick, N.I.; Forster, R.R. (1989). "A revision of the temperate South American and Australasian spiders of the family Anapidae (Araneae, Araneoidea)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 190: 1-139. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/6790. 
  2. "Specimen Details". https://scd.landcareresearch.co.nz/Specimen/NZAC03014956. 
  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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2099478 entry