Waiporia chathamensis is a species of Orsolobidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Waiporia chathamensis

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Orsolobidae
Genus: Waiporia
Species:
W. chathamensis
Binomial name
Waiporia chathamensis

Taxonomy

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This species was described in 1985 by Ray Forster and Norman Platnick from male and female specimens collected in the Chatham Islands.[1] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03015011.[2]

Description

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The male is recorded at 2.64mm in length whereas the female is 3.05mm. The abdomen is patterned dorsally.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from the Chatham Islands.[1]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic".[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d 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.
  2. ^ "Specimen Details". scd.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  3. ^ 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.