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Amphinecta dejecta

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Amphinecta dejecta
Naturally Uncommon
Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Desidae
Genus: Amphinecta
Species:
A. dejecta
Binomial name
Amphinecta dejecta
Forster & Wilton, 1973

Amphinecta dejecta is a species of Desidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton in 1973 from male specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]

Description

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The male is recorded at 13.5mm in length.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from Fiordland, New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".[2]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin 4: 1-309.
  2. 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" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.