Trite parvula
| Trite parvula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Trite |
| Species: | T. parvula |
| Binomial name | |
| Trite parvula (Bryant, 1935) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Euophrys parvula | |
Trite parvula, commonly known as the house hopper spider, is a small and relatively common jumping spider (Salticidae) endemic to New Zealand.
Classification
[edit]The species was first described by American arachnologist Elizabeth B. Bryant in 1935. She placed it in the genus 'Evophrys', now known usually as Euophrys, but did so hesitantly, as particular proportions of the legs were different from all the other species in that genus.[1]
In 2017, it was one of fifteen species of Trite.[2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]It lives throughout the North Island and the top half of the South Island down to Christchurch. It often lives inside houses and is seen sunning itself on walls, fences and garden plants.[3]
Conservation status
[edit]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Bryant, Elizabeth B. (1935). "Some new and little known species of New Zealand spiders". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 4: 90–91.
- ↑ Patoleta, Barbara; Żabka, Marek (2017). "A new species of Trite Simon, 1885 (Araneae: Salticidae) from New Zealand, with remarks on Trite relationships and radiation". PeerJ. 5 e3463. doi:10.7717/peerj.3463. PMC 5480391. PMID 28649472.
- ↑ Early, John (2009). Know your New Zealand ... native insects & spiders. New Holland. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-86966-253-0.
- ↑ 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.