Cryptaranea stewartensis
| Cryptaranea stewartensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Cryptaranea |
| Species: | C. stewartensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptaranea stewartensis | |
Cryptaranea stewartensis is a species of orb-weaver spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described in 1988 by David Court and Ray Forster from female and male specimens collected in Stewart Island.[1] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014958.[2]
Description
[edit]The female is recorded at 6.4mm in length whereas the male is 5.7mm.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species is only known from Stewart Island and its surrounding islands in New Zealand.
Conservation status
[edit]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Court, D. J. & Forster, R. R. (1988). The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Araneidae. Otago Museum Bulletin 6: 68-124.
- ^ "Specimen Details". scd.landcareresearch.co.nz. 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.