Tangata alpina is a species of Orsolobidae. The species is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
| Tangata alpina | |
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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: | Tangata |
| Species: | T. alpina
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| Binomial name | |
| Tangata alpina (Forster, 1956)
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| Synonyms | |
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Ascuta alpina | |
Taxonomy
editThis species was described as Ascuta alpina in 1956 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens collected in Arthurs Pass.[1] It was moved to the Tangata genus in 1985.[2] The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]
Description
editThe male is recorded as 2.09mm in length whereas the female is 2.62mm. This species has pale brown legs, dark reddish brown carapace and creamy white abdomen with a chevron pattern dorsally.[1]
Distribution
editThis species is only known from Arthurs Pass, New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
editUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".[3]
References
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- ^ a b c d e 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.