Mahura crypta

Mahura crypta

Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Agelenidae
Genus: Mahura
Species:
M. crypta
Binomial name
Mahura crypta
Forster & Wilton, 1973

Mahura crypta is a species of Agelenidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1973 by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton from male and female specimens.[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000019.[2]

Description

The male is recorded at 2.40mm in length whereas the female is 2.56mm. The overall colour of the spider is reddish brown.[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Wellington, New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin 4: 1-309
  2. ^ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  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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