Stanwellia bipectinata
| Stanwellia bipectinata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Pycnothelidae |
| Genus: | Stanwellia |
| Species: | S. bipectinata
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| Binomial name | |
| Stanwellia bipectinata (Todd, 1945)
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| Synonyms | |
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Aparua bipectinata | |
Stanwellia bipectinata is a species of mygalomorph spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described as Aparua bipectinata in 1945 by Valerie Todd from male and female specimens collected in Whanganui.[2] It was transferred into the Stanwellia genus in 1983.[3] The holotype is stored at Otago Museum.[1]
Description
[edit]The female is recorded at 11.3mm in length. The carapace and legs are orange brown. The abdomen is creamy yellow with black markings dorsally. The male is recorded at 8.8mm in length. The colours are similar to that of the female.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species is only known from Makirikiri in Whanganui, New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
[edit]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Forster, Raymond Robert; Wilton, Cecil Louis (1968-01-01). "The Spiders of New Zealand Part II: Ctenizidae, Dipluridae & Migidae" (PDF). Otago Museum bulletin. 2: 1–166.
- ^ Todd, V (1945). "Systematic and biological account of the New Zealand Mygalomorphae (Arachnida)". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 74: 375–407.
- ^ Main, Barbara York (1983-12-01). "Further studies on the systematics of Australian Diplurinae (Chelicerata: Mygalomorphae: Dipluridae): Two new genera from south western Australia". Journal of Natural History. 17 (6): 923–949. doi:10.1080/00222938300770731.
- ^ 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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