Duripelta watti explained

Duripelta watti 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 Wellington. The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014998.[2]

Description

The male is recorded at 1.74mm in length whereas the female is 2.20mm. This species carapace, legs and abdomen are dark brown.

Distribution

This species is only known from Orongorongo Valley in Wellington, New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifier "One Location".[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 . 2024-08-09 . 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.