Neoramia setosa explained

Neoramia setosa is a species of Stiphidiidae that is endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described as Ixeuticus setosus in 1935 by Elizabeth Bryant from a female specimen.^[2] It was revised in 1973, in which it was moved to the Neoramia genus. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.

Description

The female is recorded at 10.9mm in length whereas the male is 9.7mm. The cephalothorax is coloured pale yellow and darkens anteriorly. The legs are pale yellow and are banded. The abdomen is dark with an anterior median band.

Distribution

This species is only known from Canterbury, 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

Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin 4: 1-309
Bryant, E. B. (1935). Some new and little known species of New Zealand spiders. Records of the Canterbury Museum 4: 71-94, pl. 10-13.
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.