Stanwellia houhora
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| Stanwellia houhora | |
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| File:Stanwellia houhora (Forster, 1968) (AM AMNZ5045-1).jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Pycnothelidae |
| Genus: | Stanwellia |
| Species: | S. houhora
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| Binomial name | |
| Stanwellia houhora (Forster, 1968)
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| Synonyms | |
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Aparua houhora | |
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Stanwellia houhora is a species of mygalomorph spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described as Aparua houhora in 1968 by Ray Forster from a single female collected in Northland.[1] It was transferred into the Stanwellia genus in 1983.[2] The holotype is stored at Auckland War Memorial Museum under registration number AMNZ5045-1.[3]
Description
The female is recorded at 13.5mm in length. The carapace is orange brown. The legs are yellow brown. The abdomen is brown with patches dorsally.[1]
Distribution
This species is only known from Houhora in Northland, 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".[4]
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Stanwellia houhora". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ↑ 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.