Pakeha kirki
Pakeha kirki | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Cycloctenidae |
Genus: | Pakeha |
Species: | P. kirki |
Binomial name | |
Pakeha kirki (Hogg, 1909) | |
Synonyms | |
Myro kirki |
Pakeha kirki is a species of Cycloctenidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described as Myro kirki in 1909 by Henry Roughton Hogg from a female specimen.[2] It was most recently revised in 1973, in which the male was described. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]
Description
[edit]The female and male are recorded at 16.32mm. The cephalothorax and legs are coloured pale reddish brown. The abdomen is pale grey with white markings dorsally.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species is only known from Snares Island, New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
[edit]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "One Location".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin 4: 1-309
- ^ Hogg, H. R. (1909). Spiders and Opiliones from the subantarctic islands of New Zealand. In: The Subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Wellington 1, 155-181.
- ^ 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.