Laestrygones otagoensis
| Laestrygones otagoensis | |
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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: | Toxopidae |
| Genus: | Laestrygones |
| Species: | L. otagoensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Laestrygones otagoensis Forster, 1970
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Laestrygones otagoensis is a species of Toxopidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described by Ray Forster in 1970 from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]
Description
[edit]The male is recorded at 2.09mm in length whereas the female is 2.91mm. The carapace has dark bands and shading. The legs are pale with few markings. The abdomen is shaded dorsolaterally.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species is only known from Otago, New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
[edit]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin 3: 1-184.
- ^ 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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