Ariadna barbigera explained

Ariadna barbigera is a species of tube-dwelling spider endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1905 by Eugène Simon from female specimens collected by Hugo Schauinsland during his 1896-1897 trip to the Chatham Islands.

Description

The female is recorded as 8-10mm in length. The carapace dark brown.

Distribution

This species is only known from the Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "Range Restricted".^[2]

Notes and References

1. Simon . Eugene . 1905 . Arachnides des îles Chatham. (Ergebnisse einer Reise nach dem Pacific. Schauinsland 1896-1897) . Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere . 21 . 415-424.
2. 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.