Duripelta mawhero explained

Duripelta mawhero is a species of Orsolobidae. The species is endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1985 by Ray Forster and Norman Platnick from male and female specimens collected in Nelson and Marlborough. The holotype is stored at the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014995.^[2]

Description

The male is recorded at 2.36mm in length whereas the female is 2.16mm.

Distribution

This species is only known from Nelson and Marlborough in New Zealand.

Conservation status

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

Notes and References

1. Forster . R.R . Platnick . N.L . 1985 . A review of the austral spider family Orsolobidae (Arachnida, Araneae), with notes on the superfamily Dysderoidea . Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History . 181 . 1-230.
2. Web site: Specimen Details . 2024-08-07 . scd.landcareresearch.co.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.