Paradictyna rufoflava explained

Paradictyna rufoflava is a spider of the genus Paradictyna endemic to New Zealand.^[1] It is a cribellate (hackled band-producing) spider of the family Dictynidae.

Taxonomy

This species was described as Matachia rufoflavus in 1946 by George Chamberlain from specimens collected on Waiheke Island.^[2] In 1967, it was moved to the Callevophthalmus genus.^[3] It was most recently revised by Ray Forster in 1970, who transferred it to the Paradictyna genus, of which it is the type species. The holotype is stored in Auckland War Memorial Museum.

Description

The male is recorded at 3mm in length whereas the female is 3.3mm. When alive, this species is green with a reddish patch on the abdomen.

Distribution

This species is known from throughout the North Island of New Zealand.^[4] It is usually found in forests.^[5]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: NMBE - World Spider Catalog . 2024-08-26 . wsc.nmbe.ch.
2. Chamberlain . G. . 1946 . Revision of the Araneae of New Zealand. Part II. . Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum . 3 . 85-97.
3. Lehtinen . P.T. . 1967 . Classification of the cribellate spiders and some allied families, with notes on the evolution of the suborder Araneomorpha . Annales Zoologici Fennici . 4 . 199-468.
4. Forster . R.R. . 1970 . The spiders of New Zealand. Part III . Otago Museum Bulletin . 3 . 1-184.
5. Book: Forster, Raymond Robert . Forster . Lyndsay McLaren . 1999-01-01 . Otago University Press, Tūhura Otago Museum.
6. 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.