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Nomaua waikaremoana

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Nomaua waikaremoana

Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Physoglenidae
Genus: Nomaua
Species:
N. waikaremoana
Binomial name
Nomaua waikaremoana
Forster, 1990

Nomaua waikaremoana is a species of Physoglenidae spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described in 1990 by Ray Forster from female specimens.[1] It was most recently revised in 2009.[2] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum.[1]

Description

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The female is recorded at 3.62mm in length. This species has a pale brown carapace that is shaded around the eyes. The abdomen is shaded and has a pale medial band.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.[2]

Conservation status

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d Forster, R. R., Platnick, N. I. & Coddington, J. (1990). A proposal and review of the spider family Synotaxidae (Araneae, Araneoidea), with notes on theridiid interrelationships. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 193: 1-116
  2. ^ a b Fitzgerald, B. M. & Sirvid, P. J. (2009). A revision of Nomaua (Araneae: Synotaxidae) and description of a new synotaxid genus from New Zealand. Tuhinga 20: 137-158
  3. ^ 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.