Runga raroa
| Runga raroa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Physoglenidae |
| Genus: | Runga |
| Species: | R. raroa |
| Binomial name | |
| Runga raroa Forster, 1990 | |
Runga raroa is a species of Physoglenidae spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described in 1990 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]
Description
[edit]The male is recorded at 3.86mm in length whereas the female is 3.61mm. The male carapace is yellow brown with dark band dorsally (absent in the female).[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species is only known from Stewart Island, New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
[edit]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifier of "Range Restricted".[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Forster, R. R., Platnick, N. I. & Coddington, J. (1990). A proposal and review of the spider family Synotaxidae (Araneae, Araneoidea), with notes on theridiid interrelationships. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 193: 1-116
- ↑ 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.