Ariadna septemcincta is a species of tube-dwelling spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Ariadna septemcincta | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Segestriidae |
Genus: | Ariadna |
Species: | A. septemcincta
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Binomial name | |
Ariadna septemcincta (Urquhart, 1891)
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Synonyms | |
Oonops septem-cincta |
Taxonomy
editThis species was described in 1891 as "Oonops septem-cincta" by Arthur Urquhart from a single female specimen collected in Wellington.[1] It was redescribed as Ariadna septemcincta in 1917.[2]
Description
editThe female is recorded as 10mm in length. The carapace is brown. The legs are yellowish brown. The abdomen is pale yellowish with yellowish markings.[1]
Distribution
editThis species is only known from Wellington, New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
editUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Urquhart, A.T. (1891). "On new species of Araneae". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 23: 128–189.
- ^ Dalmas, R. de (1917). "Araignées de Nouvelle-Zélande". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 86: 317–430.
- ^ 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.