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Hulua convoluta

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Hulua convoluta

Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Toxopidae
Genus: Hulua
Species:
H. convoluta
Binomial name
Hulua convoluta
Forster, 1973

Hulua convoluta is a species of Toxopidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described by Ray Forster in 1973 from male and female specimens. It is the type species of the Hulua genus. The holotype is stored in Auckland War Memorial Museum.[1]

Description

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The male is recorded at 2.64mm in length whereas the female is 2.33mm.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from the upper half of New Zealand's North Island.[1]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin 4: 1-309.
  2. ^ 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.