Pakeha kirki

Pakeha kirki

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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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

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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

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This species is only known from Snares Island, New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

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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

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  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. ^ 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.
  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.