Waipoua totara is a species of Orsolobidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
| Waipoua totara | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Orsolobidae |
| Genus: | Waipoua |
| Species: | W. totara |
| Binomial name | |
| Waipoua totara (Forster, 1956) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Pounamua totara | |
Taxonomy
editThis species was described as Pounamua totara in 1956 by Ray Forster from a male specimen collected in Rangitikei.[1] In 1985, it was moved into Waipoua.[2] The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]
Description
editThe male is recorded at 1.75mm in length. The carapace and abdomen are patterned dorsally.[1]
Distribution
editThis species is only known from Pohangina Valley in Rangitikei, 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".[3]
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 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.