Zeatupua is a monotypic genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Physoglenidae containing the single species, Zeatupua forsteri. It was first described by Fitzgerald & Sirvid in 2009,[2] and is found in New Zealand.[1]
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| Holotype specimen | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Physoglenidae |
| Genus: | Zeatupua Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2009[1] |
| Species: | Z. forsteri
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| Zeatupua forsteri Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2009
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Taxonomy
editThis species was first described in 2009 by Mike Fitzgerald and Phil Sirvid from male specimens.[2] Originally placed with the Synotaxidae, it was moved to the Physoglenidae in 2017.[3] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.001487.[4]
Description
editThe male is recorded at 3.07mm in length. This species has a pale orange brown carapace and legs. The abdomen is straw coloured with dark shading and pale markings dorsally.[2]
Distribution
editThis species is only known from Wellington, New Zealand.[2]
Conservation 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".[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Gen. Zeatupua Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2009". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
- ^ a b c d Fitzgerald, B. M.; Sirvid, P. J. (2009). "A revision of Nomaua (Araneae: Synotaxidae) and description of a new synotaxid genus from New Zealand". Tuhinga. 20: 137–158.
- ^ Dimitrov, D.; et al. (2017). "Rounding up the usual suspects: a standard target-gene approach for resolving the interfamilial phylogenetic relationships of ecribellate orb-weaving spiders with a new family-rank classification (Araneae, Araneoidea)". Cladistics. 33 (3): 242. doi:10.1111/cla.12165. PMID 34715728.
- ^ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
- ^ 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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