Celaenia tuberosa explained

Celaenia tuberosa is a species of Araneidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described as Thlaosoma tuberosa in 1889 by Arthur Urquhart from a female specimen collected in Te Karaka.^[2] It was transferred to the Celaenia genus in 1917.

Description

The female is recorded at in length.

Distribution

This species is only known from Te Karaka, New Zealand.

Conservation status

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

Notes and References

1. Dalmas . R. de . 1917 . Araignées de Nouvelle-Zélande . Annales de la Société Entomologique de France . 86 . 317-430.
2. Urquhart . A.T. . 1889 . On new species of Araneida . Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute . 21 . 134-152.
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.