Oramia chathamensis

Oramia chathamensis

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Agelenidae
Genus: Oramia
Species:
O. chathamensis
Binomial name
Oramia chathamensis
(Simon, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Amaurobius chathamensis
  • Ixeuticus chathamensis

Oramia chathamensis is a species of Agelenidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described as Amaurobius chathamensis in 1899 by Eugène Simon.[2] It was most recently revised in 1973. The holotype is stored in the National Museum of Natural History, Paris.[1]

Description

The male is recorded at 8.8mm in length. The carapace is coloured reddish brown and is darkened anteriorly.[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from the Chatham Islands in New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifier of "Range Restricted".[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. ^ Simon, E. (1899). Ergebnisse einer Reise nach dem Pacific (Schauinsland 1896-1897). Arachnoideen. Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abtheilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Thiere 12(4): 411-437.
  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.