Stanwellia puna explained

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

Taxonomy

This species was described as Aparua puna in 1968 by Ray Forster from a single female specimen collected in Cuvier Island. It was transferred into the Stanwellia genus in 1983.^[2] The holotype is stored at Otago Museum.

Description

The female is recorded at 11.3mm in length. The carapace and legs are orange brown. The abdomen is cream with reddish brown markings dorsally.

Distribution

This species is only known from Cuvier 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".^[3]

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. 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.