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Aotearoa magna is a species of spiders in the Mecysmaucheniidae family. It was first described in 1949 by Forster. As of 2017[update], it is the only species in the genus Aotearoa, erected by Forster and Platnick in 1984. It is found in New Zealand.[1] (The Māori name of the island nation is Aotearoa.)
Aotearoa magna | |
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Male Aotearoa magna | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Mecysmaucheniidae |
Genus: | Aotearoa Forster & Platnick, 1984[1] |
Species: | A. magna |
Binomial name | |
Aotearoa magna (Forster, 1949)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
Zearchaea magna |
This species was described in 1949 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens collected in Fiordland.[2] In 1984, it was moved into the Aotearoa genus by Ray Forster and Norman Platnick, of which it is the sole member.[3] The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[2]
The male is recorded at 2.62mm in length whereas the female is 3.83mm. This species has a dark brown carapace and a greyish yellow abdomen. The head has dark brown markings dorsally near the eyes.[2]
This species is only known from Fiordland, New Zealand.[2]
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[4]
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