Subantarctia fiordensis is a species of Orsolobidae. The species is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
| Subantarctia fiordensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Orsolobidae |
| Genus: | Subantarctia |
| Species: | S. fiordensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Subantarctia fiordensis Forster, 1956
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Taxonomy
editThis species was described in 1956 by Ray Forster from male and immature female specimens collected in Fiordland. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]
Description
editThe male is recorded at 2.65mm in length. Adult females are not known, but an immature female was recorded as 2.39mm in length. This species has legs that are pale reddish brown, a carapace that is reddish brown and an abdomen that is uniform white.[1]
Distribution
editThis species is only known from Fiordland, New Zealand.[1][2]
Conservation status
editUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[3]
References
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- ^ a b c d Forster, R. R (1956). "New Zealand spiders of the family Oonopidae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 7: 89–169.
- ^ Forster, R.R; Platnick, N.L (1985). "A review of the austral spider family Orsolobidae (Arachnida, Araneae), with notes on the superfamily Dysderoidea". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 181: 1–230.
- ^ 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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