Zealanapis punta is a species of Anapidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Zealanapis punta | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
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
editThis 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
editThe male is recorded at 1.02mm in length whereas the female is 1.21mm.[1]
Distribution
editConservation status
editUnder 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Specimen Details". scd.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ 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.