Biology:Zeatupua
Zeatupua is a monotypic genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Physoglenidae containing the single species, Zeatupua forsteri. It was first described by Fitzgerald & Sirvid in 2009,[1] and is found in New Zealand.[2]
Taxonomy
This species was first described in 2009 by Mike Fitzgerald and Phil Sirvid from male specimens.[1] Originally placed with the Synotaxidae, it was moved to the Physoglenidae in 2017.[3] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.001487.[4]
Description
The male is recorded at 3.07mm in length. This species has a pale orange brown carapace and legs. The abdomen is straw coloured with dark shading and pale markings dorsally.[1]
Distribution
This species is only known from Wellington, 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".[5]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Fitzgerald, B. M.; Sirvid, P. J. (2009). "A revision of Nomaua (Araneae: Synotaxidae) and description of a new synotaxid genus from New Zealand". Tuhinga 20: 137–158. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/11049.
- ↑ Gen. Zeatupua Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2009. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/3221. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
- ↑ Dimitrov, D. (2017). "Rounding up the usual suspects: a standard target-gene approach for resolving the interfamilial phylogenetic relationships of ecribellate orb-weaving spiders with a new family-rank classification (Araneae, Araneoidea)". Cladistics 33 (3): 242. doi:10.1111/cla.12165. PMID 34715728.
- ↑ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/993649.
- ↑ 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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