Amaurobioides minor

Amaurobioides minor
Conservation status
Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Anyphaenidae
Genus:	Amaurobioides
Species:	A. minor
Binomial name
Amaurobioides minor Forster, 1970

Amaurobioides minor is a species of Anyphaenidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1970 by Ray Forster from female specimens collected in Fiordland.[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000069.[2]

Description

The female is recorded at 9.35mm in length. This species has a reddish brown carapace and a brown abdomen that has pale chevron markings dorsally.[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Fiordland, New Zealand. Like all Amaurobioides, it lives along the spray zone of rocky coasts.[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Climate Impact", "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "Range Restricted".[3]

References

1. Forster, R.R. (1970). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part III". Otago Museum Bulletin. 3: 1–184.
2. "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
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" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.