Celaenia penna is a species of Araneidae spider that is native to New Zealand.[1]
Celaenia penna | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Araneidae |
Genus: | Celaenia |
Species: | C. penna
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Binomial name | |
Celaenia penna (Urquhart, 1887)
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Synonyms | |
Thlaosoma pennum |
Taxonomy
editThis species was described as Thlaosoma pennum in 1887 by Arthur Urquhart from a single specimen collected in Waiwera.[2] It was transferred to the Celaenia genus in 1917.[1]
Description
editThis species is recorded at 5.5mm in length. The cephalothorax is creamy white with brownish streaks. The legs are also creamy white. The abdomen is creamy white with brown shading anteriorly.[2]
Distribution
editThis species is only recorded from Waiwera, New Zealand.[2]
Conservation status
editUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Dalmas, R. de (1917). "Araignées de Nouvelle-Zélande". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 86: 317–430.
- ^ a b c Urquhart, A.T. (1887). "On new species of Araneida". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 19: 72–118.
- ^ 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.