| Wiltonia elongata | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Data Deficient (NZ TCS) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Orsolobidae |
| Genus: | Wiltonia |
| Species: | W. elongata |
| Binomial name | |
| Wiltonia elongata Forster & Platnick, 1985 | |
Wiltonia elongata is a species of Orsolobidae that is endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy
This species was described in 1985 by Ray Forster and Norman Platnick from a male specimen collected in Nelson. The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03015015.
Description
The male is recorded at 3.44mm in length. This species has patterning on the dorsal surface of the carapace and abdomen.
Distribution
This species is only known from Richmond Range in Nelson, New Zealand.
Conservation status
Under 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".
References
- ^ 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.
- "Specimen Details". scd.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- 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 | |
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| Wiltonia elongata | |