Ascuta media is a species of spider in the family Orsolobidae.[1] It is endemic to New Zealand.[2]
| Ascuta media | |
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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: | Orsolobidae |
| Genus: | Ascuta |
| Species: | A. media
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| Binomial name | |
| Ascuta media Forster, 1956
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Taxonomy
editAscuta media was described in 1956 by Raymond Forster.[2] The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[3]
Description
editCephalothorax and chelicerae are a uniform brown colour. Legs are paler in colour. Eyes are ringed with black colour. Abdomen is creamy white with chevron patterns.[2]
Distribution
editConservation status
editUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[4]
References
edit- ^ "Oldstyle id: ec2bb3c9888ede3d3175e04d26e6f1e0". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands.
- ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. (1956b). New Zealand spiders of the family Oonopidae. Records of the Canterbury Museum 7: 89-169.
- ^ Forster, R.R; Platnick, N.L (1985). "A review of the austral spider family Orsolobidae (Arachnida, Araneae), with notes on the superfamily Dysderoidea". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 181: 1–230.
- ^ 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.