Tangata plena is a species of Orsolobidae. The species is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
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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. plena
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| Binomial name | |
| Tangata plena (Forster, 1956)
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| Synonyms | |
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Ascuta plena | |
Taxonomy
editThis species was described as Ascuta plena in 1956 by Ray Forster from male specimens collected in Nelson.[1] In 1985, It was moved to the Tangata genus and the female was described.[2] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000088.[3]
Description
editThe male is recorded at 4.05mm in length whereas the female is 2.45mm. This species has pale reddish brown legs, a reddish brown carapace and creamy white abdomen with a faint chevron pattern dorsally.[1]
Distribution
editThis species is only known from Mount Arthur in Nelson, New Zealand.[1][2]
Conservation status
editUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifier "Range Restricted".[4]
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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ 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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