Subantarctia florae explained

Subantarctia florae is a species of Orsolobidae. The species is endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1956 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens collected in Nelson. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000030.^[2]

Description

The male is recorded at 3.15mm in length whereas the female is 5.44mm. This species has reddish brown legs and carapace. The abdomen is uniform creamy white.

Distribution

This species is known from throughout Nelson, New Zealand.^[3]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifier "Range Restricted".^[4]

Notes and References

1. Forster . R. R . 1956 . New Zealand spiders of the family Oonopidae . Records of the Canterbury Museum . 7 . 89-169.
2. Web site: Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa . 2024-08-15 . collections.tepapa.govt.nz.
3. Forster . R.R . Platnick . N.L . 1985 . A review of the austral spider family Orsolobidae (Arachnida, Araneae), with notes on the superfamily Dysderoidea . Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History . 181 . 1-230.
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.