Clubiona producta

Clubiona producta

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Clubionidae
Genus: Clubiona
Species:
C. producta
Binomial name
Clubiona producta
Forster, 1979

Clubiona producta is a species of Clubionidae spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1979 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens.[1] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014960.[2]

Description

The male is recorded at 6.6mm in length whereas the female is 6.9mm. The cephalothorax and legs are pale yellowish brown. The abdomen has blackish spots dorsally and a few ventrally. It is most similar to Clubiona huttoni, but can be separated by minor differences in the genitalia and the darkness of the abdomen spots.[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Three Kings Islands in New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "Range Restricted".[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. (1979). The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Cycloctenidae, Gnaphosidae, Clubionidae. Otago Museum Bulletin 5: 1-95
  2. ^ "Specimen Details". scd.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  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.


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