Tekella lineata
| Tekella lineata | |
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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: | Cyatholipidae |
| Genus: | Tekella |
| Species: | T. bisetosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Tekella bisetosa Forster, 1988
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Tekella lineata is a species of Cyatholipidae spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described in 1988 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]
Description
[edit]The male is recorded at 1.64mm in length whereas the female is 1.9mm. This species has a dark reddish brown carapace. The abdomen has pale markings dorsally.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species is only known from the South Island of 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. (1988). "The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Cyatholipidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 6: 7–34.
- ^ 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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