Stanwellia regia explained

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

Taxonomy

This species was described as Aparua regia in 1968 by Ray Forster from female and male specimens collected in Three Kings Islands. It was transferred into the Stanwellia genus in 1983.^[2] The holotype is stored at Auckland War Memorial Museum under registration number AMNZ5046.^[3]

Description

The female is recorded at 20mm in length. The carapace and legs are orange brown. The abdomen is reticulated with reddish brown dorsally. The male is recorded at 14.8mm in length.

Distribution

This species is only known from Great Island in Three Kings Islands, 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: Aparua regia . 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.