Stanwellia taranga

Stanwellia taranga
Conservation status
Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Pycnothelidae
Genus:	Stanwellia
Species:	S. taranga
Binomial name
Stanwellia taranga (Forster, 1968)
Synonyms
Aparua taranga

Stanwellia taranga is a species of mygalomorph spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described as Aparua taranga in 1968 by Ray Forster from a single female specimen collected in Hen Island.[1] It was transferred into the Stanwellia genus in 1983.[2] The holotype is stored in Auckland War Memorial Museum under registration number AMNZ5047.[3]

Description

The female is recorded at 14.5mm in length. The carapace and legs are orange to yellow brown. The abdomen is cream with a mottled pattern.[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Hen Island, 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 "One Location".[4]

References

1. Forster, Raymond Robert; Wilton, Cecil Louis (1968-01-01). "The Spiders of New Zealand Part II: Ctenizidae, Dipluridae & Migidae" (PDF). Otago Museum bulletin. 2: 1–166.
2. Main, Barbara York (1983). "Further studies on the systematics of Australian Diplurinae (Chelicerata: Mygalomorphae: Dipluridae): Two new genera from south western Australia". Journal of Natural History. 17 (6): 923–949. doi:10.1080/00222938300770731. ISSN 0022-2933.
3. "Stanwellia taranga". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
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" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.