Oramiella Explained

Oramiella is a genus of South Pacific funnel weavers containing the single species, Oramiella wisei.^{[1] [2]}

Taxonomy

This species was described by Raymond Robert Forster and Cecil Wilton in 1973 from a male specimen. The holotype is stored in Auckland War Memorial Museum under registration number AMNZ5063.^[3]

Description

The male is recorded at 4.4mm in length. The cephalothorax is yellowish brown with dark markings dorsally. The legs are pale with some dark bands. The abdomen has a variety of complex dark markings.

Distribution

This species is only known from Northland, 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", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".^[4]

Notes and References

1. Forster . R. R. . Wilton . C. L. . 1973 . The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. . Otago Museum Bulletin . 4 . 1–309.
2. Web site: Gen. Oramiella Forster & Wilton, 1973. World Spider Catalog. 2019-05-07. Natural History Museum Bern.
3. Web site: Oramiella wisei . 2024-11-02 . Auckland War Memorial Museum . en.
4. 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.