Pararchaea is a monotypic genus of shield spiders from New Zealand containing the single species, Pararchaea alba.[1]
| Pararchaea | |
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| Pararchaea alba | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Malkaridae |
| Genus: | Pararchaea Forster, 1955 |
| Species: | P. alba
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| Binomial name | |
| Pararchaea alba Forster, 1955
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Taxonomy
editThis genus was described in 1955 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens collected from Fiordland. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[2]
Description
editThe male is recorded at 1.54mm in length whereas the female is 1.74mm. This species has brown legs, a brown carapace and creamy white abdomen.[2]
Distribution
editThis genus is known from scattered localities in the South Island.[2]
Conservation status
editUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Gen. Pararchaea Forster, 1955". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
- ^ a b c Forster, R.R. (1955). "Spiders of the family Archaeidae from Australia and New Zealand". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 83: 391–403.
- ^ 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.
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