Taraire rufolineata
Appearance
Taraire rufolineata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Tetragnathidae |
Genus: | Taraire |
Species: | T. rufolineata
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Binomial name | |
Taraire rufolineata (Urquhart, 1889)
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Synonyms | |
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Taraire rufolineata is a species of Tetragnathidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described as Linyphia rufo-lineata in 1889 by Arthur Urquhart from male and female specimens collected from the summit of Te Aroha.[2] It was most recently revised in 2020, in which it was transferred to the Taraire genus. The syntype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]
Description
[edit]The female is recorded at 6.6mm in length whereas the male is 8.2mm.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species is known from scattered localities in New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
[edit]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Álvarez-Padilla, Fernando; Kallal, Robert J.; Hormiga, Gustavo (2020-02-28). "Taxonomy and Phylogenetics of Nanometinae and Other Australasian Orb-Weaving Spiders (Araneae: Tetragnathidae)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 2020 (438): 1. doi:10.1206/0003-0090.438.1.1. ISSN 0003-0090.
- ^ Urquhart, A.T. (1889). "On new species of Araneida". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 21: 134–152.
- ^ 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.