Amaurobioides minor explained

Amaurobioides minor is a species of Anyphaenidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1970 by Ray Forster from female specimens collected in Fiordland. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000069.^[2]

Description

The female is recorded at 9.35mm in length. This species has a reddish brown carapace and a brown abdomen that has pale chevron markings dorsally.

Distribution

This species is only known from Fiordland, New Zealand. Like all Amaurobioides, it lives along the spray zone of rocky coasts.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Climate Impact", "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "Range Restricted".^[3]

Notes and References

1. Forster . R.R. . 1970 . The spiders of New Zealand. Part III . Otago Museum Bulletin . 3 . 1-184.
2. Web site: Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa . 2024-08-31 . collections.tepapa.govt.nz.
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 . New Zealand Threat Classification Series . English . 34 . 1–37.