Ariadna barbigera is a species of tube-dwelling spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
| Ariadna barbigera | |
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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: | Segestriidae |
| Genus: | Ariadna |
| Species: | A. barbigera
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| Binomial name | |
| Ariadna barbigera Simon, 1905
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Taxonomy
editThis species was described in 1905 by Eugène Simon from female specimens collected by Hugo Schauinsland during his 1896-1897 trip to the Chatham Islands.[1]
Description
editThe female is recorded as 8-10mm in length. The carapace dark brown.[1]
Distribution
editThis species is only known from the Chatham Islands, New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
editUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "Range Restricted".[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Simon, Eugene (1905). "Arachnides des îles Chatham. (Ergebnisse einer Reise nach dem Pacific. Schauinsland 1896-1897)". Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere. 21: 415–424.
- ^ 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.
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