Zealanapis insula
| Zealanapis insula | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Anapidae |
| Genus: | Zealanapis |
| Species: | Z. insula
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| Binomial name | |
| Zealanapis insula | |
Zealanapis insula is a species of Anapidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described in 1989 by Norman Platnick and Ray Forster from male and female specimens collected on the Noises Islands.[1] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014954.[2]
Description
[edit]The male is recorded at 1.02mm in length whereas the female is 1.03mm.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species is only known from Motuhoropapa Island in the Noises, 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".[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.