Colaranea verutum

Colaranea verutum
Conservation status
	; Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Araneidae
Genus:	Colaranea
Species:	C. verutum
Binomial name
	Colaranea verutum; (Urquhart, 1887)
Synonyms
	Colaranea viriditas hastata Urquhart, 1887; Colaranea viriditas lineola Urquhart, 1887; Colaranea viriditas veruina Urquhart, 1887; Araneus verutus Bryant, 1935; Aranea viriditas hastata Roewer, 1942; Aranea viriditas lineola Roewer, 1942; Aranea viriditas veruina Roewer, 1942;

Colaranea verutum is a species of orb-weaver spider that is endemic to New Zealand.^[1]^[2]

Taxonomy

Colaranea verutum was first described in 1887 by Arthur Urquhart as Epeira verutum, which had three subspecies, E.v. astatum, E.v. hastatum and E.v. lineola.^[3] It was most recently revised in 1988, in which it was transferred to Colaranea.^[1]

Description

The female is recorded at 9.1mm in length whereas the male is 5.5mm. This species has variable colouration, but usually has a pale patch on the anterior lateral surface. The overall body colour varies from green and reddish brown/red colours.^[1]

Distribution

This species is only formally known from Stewart Island and the South Island of New Zealand.^[1] However, there are iNaturalist records from the North Island.^[4]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Court, D. J. & Forster, R. R. (1988). The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Araneidae. Otago Museum Bulletin 6: 68-124.
^ "Oldstyle id: 73bf22e3a5c9ca48e217a308870106a8". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands.
^ Urquhart, A. T. (1887). On new species of Araneida. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 19: 72-118.
^ "Colaranea verutum". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
^ 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.

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[:0-1] Court, D. J. & Forster, R. R. (1988). The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Araneidae. Otago Museum Bulletin 6: 68-124.

[2] "Oldstyle id: 73bf22e3a5c9ca48e217a308870106a8". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands.

[3] Urquhart, A. T. (1887). On new species of Araneida. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 19: 72-118.

[4] "Colaranea verutum". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-09-01.

[5] 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.

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