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Tekelloides flavonotatus

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Tekelloides flavonotatus

Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Cyatholipidae
Genus: Tekelloides
Species:
T. flavonotatus
Binomial name
Tekelloides flavonotatus
(Urquhart, 1891)
Synonyms

Ariamnes flavo-notatus

Tekelloides flavonotatus is a species of Cyatholipidae spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described as Ariamnes flavo-notatus in 1891 by Arthur Urquhart from male and female specimens.[2] In 1988 it was moved to the Tekelloides genus.[1]

Description

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The male is recorded at 2.14mm in length whereas the female is 2.12mm.[1]

Distribution

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This species is widespread in the North Island of New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. (1988). "The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Cyatholipidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 6: 7–34.
  2. ^ Urquhart, A. T. (1891). On new species of Araneae. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 23: 128-189, pl. 21.
  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.