Backobourkia brouni explained

Backobourkia brouni,, or Broun's marbled orb-weaver, also often referred to by its synonym Backobourkia brounii,^{[1] [2]} is a spider native to Australia and New Zealand.^{[3] [4]}

Taxonomy

This species was described as Epeira brounii in 1885 by Arthur Urquhart from male and female specimens collected in the northern section of the North Island.^[5] It was most recently revised in 2010.

Description

The male is recorded at 8.77mm whereas the female is 12.95mm.

Distribution

This species is native to New Zealand and Australia.^[6]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened" with the qualifier of "Secure Overseas".^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Backobourkia brounii (Urquhart, 1885) . New Zealand Organisms Register . 11 April 2021.
2. Book: Paquin . Pierre . Spiders of New Zealand : annotated family key & species list . 2010 . Manaaki Whenua Press . Lincoln, N.Z. . 978-0-478-34705-0.
3. Web site: Broun's Marbled Orb-Weaver (Backobourkia brounii) . iNaturalist . 11 April 2021.
4. Web site: Backobourkia brounii (Urquhart, 1885) . Atlas of Living Australia . 10 April 2021.
5. Urquhart . A.T. . 1885 . On the spiders of New Zealand . Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute . 17 . 31-53.
6. Framenau . V.W. . Dupérré . N. . Blackledge . T.A. . Vink . C. . 2010 . Systematics of the new Australasian orb-weaving spider genus Backobourkia (Araneae: Araneidae: Araneinae) . Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny . 68 . 79-111.
7. 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.