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Species of spider From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ascuta australis is a species of Orsolobidae spider of the genus Ascuta.[1] The species is endemic to New Zealand
Ascuta australis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Orsolobidae |
Genus: | Ascuta |
Species: | A. australis |
Binomial name | |
Ascuta australis | |
This species was first described from two specimens by Ray Forster in 1956.[2][3] The holotype specimen was collected by Richard Dell and Beverley Holloway at Murderer's Cove, Big South Cape Island, near Stewart Island, during the 1955 Dominion Museum expedition.[4]
The holotype is stored at Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.002421.[5]
The male is roughly 1.8mm in length. The carapace is yellow brown whilst the abdomen is creamy white. The female is identical but is somewhat smaller.[3]
This species is only known from Big South Cape Island near Stewart Island in New Zealand.[3]
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as Naturally Uncommon with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "One Location".[6]
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