Stanwellia hapua explained

Stanwellia hapua is a species of Mygalomorph spider endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described as Aparua hapua in 1968 by Ray Forster from a single female specimen collected in Little Barrier Island. It was transferred into the Stanwellia genus in 1983.^[2] The holotype is stored in Auckland War Memorial Museum under registration number AMNZ5044.^[3]

Description

The female is recorded at 11.3mm in length. The carapace is reddish brown. The legs are yellow brown. The abdomen has reddish brown markings dorsally.

Distribution

This species is only known from Little Barrier Island, New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "One Location".^[4]

Notes and References

1. Forster . Raymond Robert . Wilton . Cecil Louis . 1968-01-01 . The Spiders of New Zealand Part II: Ctenizidae, Dipluridae & Migidae . Otago Museum bulletin . 2 . 1–166.
2. Main . Barbara York . 1983 . Further studies on the systematics of Australian Diplurinae (Chelicerata: Mygalomorphae: Dipluridae): Two new genera from south western Australia . Journal of Natural History . en . 17 . 6 . 923–949 . 10.1080/00222938300770731 . 0022-2933.
3. Web site: Stanwellia hapua . 2024-07-24 . 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.