Zealanapis punta is a species of Anapidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Zealanapis punta

Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Anapidae
Genus: Zealanapis
Species:
Z. punta
Binomial name
Zealanapis punta

Taxonomy

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This species was described in 1989 by Norman Platnick and Ray Forster from male and female specimens collected from Mount Domett.[1] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014956.[2]

Description

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The male is recorded at 1.02mm in length whereas the female is 1.21mm.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from Nelson, New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Platnick, N.I.; Forster, R.R. (1989). "A revision of the temperate South American and Australasian spiders of the family Anapidae (Araneae, Araneoidea)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 190: 1–139.
  2. ^ "Specimen Details". scd.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  3. ^ 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.