Subantarctia stewartensis is a species of Orsolobidae. The species is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
| Subantarctia stewartensis | |
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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. stewartensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Subantarctia stewartensis Forster, 1956
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Taxonomy
editThis species was described in 1956 by Ray Forster from male and immature female specimens collected in Stewart Island. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]
Description
editThe male is recorded at 4.60mm in length. Adult females are not known, but an immature female was recorded as 2.74mm in length. This species has deep reddish brown legs and carapace whereas the abdomen is creamy white.[1]
Distribution
editThis species is only known from Stewart Island, New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
editUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".[2]
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.
- ^ 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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