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Species of spider From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Duripelta minuta is a species of Orsolobidae. The species is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Duripelta minuta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Orsolobidae |
Genus: | Duripelta |
Species: | D. minuta |
Binomial name | |
Duripelta minuta Forster, 1956 | |
This species was described in 1956 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens collected in Canterbury. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]
The male is recorded at 1.4mm in length whereas the female is 1.6mm. In the male, the carapace and abdomen are golden brown. In the female, the carapace is orange brown and the abdomen is creamy white.[1]
This species is only known from Canterbury, New Zealand.[1]
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[2]
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