Amaurobioides maritima is a species of Anyphaenidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
| Amaurobioides maritima | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Anyphaenidae |
| Genus: | Amaurobioides |
| Species: | A. maritima
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| Binomial name | |
| Amaurobioides maritima Pickard-Cambridge, 1883
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Taxonomy
editThis species was described in 1883 by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge from female specimens collected in Allday Bay.[2] It was most recently revised in 1970, in which the male was described. The holotype is stored in Oxford University Museum of Natural History.[1]
Description
editThe female is recorded at 13.6mm in length whereas the male is 8.45mm. This species has a reddish brown carapace and a brown abdomen that has pale chevron markings dorsally.[1]
Distribution
editConservation status
editUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Climate Impact", "Data Poor: Trend" and "Range Restricted".[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Forster, R.R. (1970). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part III". Otago Museum Bulletin. 3: 1–184.
- ^ Cambridge, O. P. (1883). "0n some new Genera and Species of Spiders". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 51 (1): 352–365. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1883.tb06654.x.
- ^ 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.