Dunedinia pullata
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| Dunedinia pullata | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Dunedinia |
| Species: | D. pullata
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| Binomial name | |
| Dunedinia pullata Millidge, 1988
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Dunedinia pullata is a species of Linyphiidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described in 1988 by Alfred Frank Millidge from female and male specimens.[1] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014971.[2]
Description
The female is recorded at 1.75-1.90mm in length whereas the male is 1.65-1.80mm. This species has a pale brown carapace that is darkened along the margins and fovea. The legs are yellow brown with darker bands. The abdomen is black.[1]
Distribution
This species is only known from the South Island of New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Millidge, A.F. (1988). "The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Linyphiidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 6: 35–67.
- ↑ "Specimen Details". scd.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ↑ 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.