Pahora media explained

Pahora media is a species of Physoglenidae spider endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1990 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03015018.^[2]

Description

The male is recorded at 1.90mm in length whereas the female is 1.75mm. This species has a carapace that is shaded and has a pale band dorsally. The abdomen is mottled grey and white.

Distribution

This species is only known from Marlborough and Nelson in 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. Forster, R. R., Platnick, N. I. & Coddington, J. (1990). A proposal and review of the spider family Synotaxidae (Araneae, Araneoidea), with notes on theridiid interrelationships. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 193: 1-116
2. Web site: Specimen Details . 2024-10-10 . 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.