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Duripelta watti is a species of Orsolobidae. The species is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Duripelta watti | |
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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. watti |
Binomial name | |
Duripelta watti | |
This species was described in 1985 by Ray Forster and Norman Platnick from male and female specimens collected in Wellington.[1] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014998.[2]
The male is recorded at 1.74mm in length whereas the female is 2.20mm. This species carapace, legs and abdomen are dark brown.[1]
This species is only known from Orongorongo Valley in Wellington, New Zealand.[1]
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifier "One Location".[3]
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