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Species of spider

Tangata plena
Conservation status

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: Tangata
Species: T. plena
Binomial name
Tangata plena
(Forster, 1956)
Synonyms

Ascuta plena

Tangata plena is a species of Orsolobidae. The species is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described as Ascuta plena in 1956 by Ray Forster from male specimens collected in Nelson. In 1985, It was moved to the Tangata genus and the female was described. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000088.

Description

The 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.

Distribution

This species is only known from Mount Arthur in Nelson, New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifier "Range Restricted".

References

  1. ^ Forster, R. R (1956). "New Zealand spiders of the family Oonopidae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 7: 89–169.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  4. 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.
Taxon identifiers
Tangata plena


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